On Farm to Market Road 2504 0.5 miles south of Route 476, on the left when traveling south.
First Scottish community in southwest Texas. Founded 1873 by brothers William F.M. Ross and John C. Ross. Born in north Scotland, they came to Texas in 1867. Here they were awarded a contract to carry U.S. Mail. On the route, they noticed fertile . . . — — Map (db m56606) HM
Near Jenschke Lane 0.9 miles west of Farm to Market Road 476, on the left when traveling west.
Texas statesman Jose Antonio Navarro (1795-1871) transferred land here along the Atascosa River to his eldest son Jose Antonio George Navarro. J.A.G. Navarro (b.1819) then gave 160 acres here to his daughter Maria Antonia Navarro (1845-1922) in . . . — — Map (db m63703) HM
On Farm to Market Road 2504 0.5 miles north of Sandbranch Road, on the left when traveling north.
Organized under a tree near this site on August 27, 1882, the pioneer Sand Branch Baptist Church began with twelve members from the surrounding rural area. Elder C.B. Hukill served as the congregation's first pastor. Early worship services, . . . — — Map (db m56609) HM
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