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Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments Historical Markers
In 1935/1936 the State of Texas Legislature created a commission to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Texas independence from Mexico. Part of this consisted of placing about 1,100 statues, and granite and bronze markers and monuments around Texas. See more at the Texas Historical Commission website 1936 Texas Centennial Markers.
By Steve Gustafson, October 10, 2010
Pilgrim Predestinarian Regular Baptist Church Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On State Highway 294 at Farm to Market Road 319, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 294. |
| | Organized in Illinois in 1833
by Daniel Parker
Members moved to Texas
First meeting in
Stephen F. Austin's Colony
January 20, 1834
Log church built December, 1839
Old graveyard adjoins.
Present church fourth on the same site . . . — — Map (db m36924) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 19 at Road 320, on the right when traveling south on Road 19. |
| | Here General Thomas J. Rusk with 200 Texans on October 16, 1838, attacked a band of hostile Indians and allied Mexicans, molestors of frontier settlements, and routed them. — — Map (db m102008) HM |
| On North Mallard Street (State Highway 19) at East Poplar Street, on the right when traveling south on North Mallard Street. |
| | Created March 24, 1846,
from Houston County
Organized July 13, 1846 with
Palestine as the county seat
Named in honor of
Kenneth Lewis Anderson
Vice-President of the
Republic of Texas
1844-45 — — Map (db m128942) HM |
| On Eunice Highway (State Highway 176) 0.3 miles east of County Road 7001, on the right when traveling west. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m61419) HM |
| On U.S. 69, on the left when traveling south. |
| |
Site of the town of
Jonesville
Second county seat of
Angelina County
August 22, 1854 ••• May 19,1858 — — Map (db m37243) HM |
| On Charlton St. east of Third Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Created and organized in 1846. Originally a part of Nacogdoches County. Bears the name of the river traversing the region. The following towns have served as the county seat; Marion,1846-1854; Jonesville,1854-1858; Homer, Feb. 3 - May 17, 1858, when . . . — — Map (db m29862) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 326, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Also known as Angelina
Third county seat of Angelina County,
1858 - 1890 — — Map (db m31629) HM |
| Near Henderson Street at Fulton Beach Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Home of
George W. Fulton
Born at Philadelphia, June 8, 1810
Served in the Texan Army in 1836
A pioneer resident of Refugio County
After an engineering career
of distinction elsewhere,
he returned to Texas and
became a cattle . . . — — Map (db m53700) HM |
| On State Highway 35 at Farm to Market Road 1781, on the left when traveling north on State Highway 35. |
| | Site of one of the homes of
James Power
Born in Ireland, 1789
Died in Live Oak Point, Texas, 1852
With James Hewetson
he was granted authority
January 11, 1828
to settle 200 families in Texas
Served Texas under three flags as . . . — — Map (db m53708) HM |
| On State Highway 35 0.1 miles south of East Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Site of the town of
Lamar
Named for
Mirabeau B. Lamar
1798 – 1859
President of the
Republic of Texas
1838 – 1841
Established in 1838
Made a Port of Entry in 1839
Sacked by Union Troops
Feb. 11, 1864 . . . — — Map (db m53711) HM |
| On Broadway Street (State Highway 35) at East Orleans Street, in the median on Broadway Street. |
| | Created September 18, 1871
from Refugio County;
Organized in 1871 with
Rockport as the County Seat.
Named for the River
Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu — — Map (db m53705) HM |
| Near County Road 25 0.2 miles south of U.S. 287, on the right when traveling south. |
| | First ranch in the Texas panhandle
Established in 1876 by
Charles Goodnight
1836- 1929
Noted scout, Indian fighter, trail blazer
and rancher
The Burbank of the range — — Map (db m49328) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 294 0.2 miles north of U.S. 287, on the left when traveling north. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m100447) HM |
| On Campbell Avenue at Circle Drive, on the left when traveling north on Campbell Avenue. |
| | As early as 1722 El Camino Real (The King's Highway) from the Rio Grande to San Antonio was well established in this area. The Spanish word "Atascosa," denoting boggy ground that hindered travel, gave region its name. The county was created in 1856 . . . — — Map (db m56663) HM |
| On West Main Street (State Highway 36) at Nelsonville Road (State Highway 159), in the median on West Main Street. |
| | A part of the grant to
Stephen F. Austin in 1821
Created a municipality under the
Mexican government in 1828
Became a county of the
Republic of Texas, March 17, 1836
Named in honor of
Stephen Fuller Austin, 1793-1836
Pioneer . . . — — Map (db m125601) HM |
| Near Amthor Street 0.1 miles south of East Main Street (Farm to Market Road 529). |
| | A member of the Mier Expedition, 1842
Born in Grantham, England March 30, 1820
Died January 4, 1865
Erected by the State of Texas 1936 — — Map (db m157516) HM |
| Near Farm to Market 1458 0.2 miles from 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Near this site stood
A Town Hall
Built about 1830
in which were held
the First and Second Conventions
of Texas, 1832 and 1833,
and the Consultation of 1835
the provisional government functioned
here until March 2, 1836, when . . . — — Map (db m43759) HM |
| On South 1st Street (State Highway 214) south of West Avenue C, on the right when traveling south. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m73669) HM |
| On State Highway 16 at Old San Antonio Road, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 16. |
| | A strategic Indian point in early days. Rangers and Comanches struggled here in 1843. In 1854 Elder Lyman Wight settled Mormon colony. In 1855 Poles settled here. From early days a part of Bexar County, created and organized in 1856
Bandera, . . . — — Map (db m117676) HM |
| On Hwy 173 10.6 miles north of SR 16, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Celebrated Indian pass known from the earliest days of Spanish settlement · Identified with many a frontier fight and many a hostile inroad · Old ranger trail from the Medina to the Guadalupe River and the United States Army route between frontier . . . — — Map (db m24384) HM |
| On State Highway 21 at Loop State Highway 150, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 21. |
| | A part of Austin's grant in 1821 created the municipality of Mina 1834, became the County of Mina in the Republic of Texas 1836 Name changed to "Bastrop" December 18, 1837, in honor of Felipe Enrique Neri Baron de Bastrop, 1770-1829 land . . . — — Map (db m118740) HM |
| On Pecan Street north of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Chosen commissary by
General Andrew Jackson, War of 1812
Edward Burleson, his son,
accompanied him as book-keeper
Participated in
the Battle of New Orleans
January 8, 1815
Served under
his son, Edward, Army of Texas,
in the Grass . . . — — Map (db m111111) HM |
| On Park Road 1-A 0.6 miles east of Loop Texas Highway 150 when traveling east. |
| | Erected in recognition of the
distinguished service to Texas of
Felipe Entrique Neri,
Baron De Bastrop
1770 - 1829
Pioneer Red River empresario. Land commissioner of Austin's colony. Member of the Congress of Coahuila and Texas. In . . . — — Map (db m111113) HM |
| On Church Street at Buttonwood Street, on the right when traveling south on Church Street. |
| | A Methodist Institution · Chartered January 24, 1852 as Bastrop Academy · · Rechartered under the Auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1853 · In 1856 became the Bastrop Military Institute — — Map (db m65159) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 969 0.2 miles west of Upper Elgin River Road (County Route 127), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Signer of the Texas
Declaration of Independence
Aide-de-camp to Gen. Houston at
San Jacinto
Commander of a regiment of Rangers
1836-37
Here his widow
Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman
and son, Albert V. Coleman
were killed by Indians
and . . . — — Map (db m82688) HM |
| On South Washington Street at McLain Street, on the left when traveling south on South Washington Street. |
| | Created February 1, 1858 Organized April 23, 1879
Named in honor of Dr. Henry W. Baylor
1818-1854
Indian fighter and Ranger Captain served in the Mexican War.
Seymour, the County Seat — — Map (db m128751) HM |
| Near Interstate 35 Frontage Road. |
| | This house was built 1856-1860 by Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson
1820-1879 Texas pioneer, patriot, soldier and jurist, and one of the founders of Salado College. — — Map (db m29312) HM |
| On South Main Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Pioneer Texan--County Judge
Member of the legislature
President of the board of
trustees of Salado College
Built in 1857 — — Map (db m29250) HM |
| On South Main Street at Pace Park Road, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. |
| | Built in 1864 by William A. Davis First stone mill with carding machine in this vicinity. A sawmill and gin were added in 1866. French burrs, Leffel water wheel and silk bolt brought from Galveston by wagon in 1871. Made flour for Central Texas . . . — — Map (db m29251) HM |
| |
Erected in grateful recognition of
the supreme act of heroism of the
thirty two men from Gonzales
who gave their lives in the Alamo
in response to the appeal of Travis.
Erected March 1, 1936 — — Map (db m30777) HM |
| On Plaza de Armas south of West Commerce Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | (Panel 1)
Born in Connecticut, October fourth 1761; moved to Philadelphia in 1783, thence to Virginia in 1785 and to Missouri in 1798.
Arrived in San Antonio on December 23, 1820.
Died in Missouri June tenth, 1821.
(Panel . . . — — Map (db m119803) HM |
| On Alamo Plaza at Houston Street, on the right when traveling north on Alamo Plaza. |
| |
In memory of the heroes who sacrificed
their lives at the Alamo, March 6, 1836,
in the defense of Texas.
“They chose never to surrender nor retreat.
These brave hearts, with flag still
proudly waving, perished in the flames
of . . . — — Map (db m30709) HM |
| On Holbrook Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Decisive in Texas history, was fought here, September 18, 1842. Col. Mathew Caldwell and Capt. John C. Hays, commanding a force of Texas volunteers, opposed the Mexican Army under General Adrian Woll that had captured San Antonio, and with the loss . . . — — Map (db m128119) HM |
| On Austin Highway (State Highway 368) at Corrine Drive, on the right when traveling south on Austin Highway. |
| | Occurred in this vicinity on September 18, 1842 when Captain Nicholas Mosby Dawson and 53 men from La Grange, in attempting to join Captain Mathew Caldwell (Old Paint) and his company of Texas volunteers during the Battle of the Salado, were . . . — — Map (db m85981) HM |
| On U.S. 180 at North Elm Street, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 180. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m127422) HM |
| On James Bowie Drive 0.1 miles east of North McCoy Boulevard (Texas Highway 8), on the right when traveling east. |
| |
Named for James Bowie (1799-1836), who fought for Texas freedom from 1819, when he joined the Long Expedition, to 1836 — when he died in defense of the Alamo.
Inhabited before 1800 by agricultural Indians, charted 1819 for . . . — — Map (db m96141) HM |
| On North State Line Avenue at Hazel Street, on the left when traveling north on North State Line Avenue. |
| |
Front
Hero of the Alamo
"They never fail who
die in a just cause"
Love of adventure
brought the young
South Carolinian to
Texas with James Long
in 1819. Romance made
of him a Mexican
citizen and won for
him in San . . . — — Map (db m96572) HM |
| On N. Brooks Street (State Highway 36) at W. Smith Street, on the right when traveling south on N. Brooks Street. |
| |
(South Face of Monument)
Henry Smith was born in Kentucky, May Twentieth 1788, came to Texas in 1827 and settled in what is now Brazoria County which he regarded as his home until his death. He was severely wounded in the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m90101) HM |
| Near County Highway 8 0.1 miles south of Boone 6th Street. |
| | Emigrated to Texas from Missouri in 1827 as an Austin Colonist • Participated in the Battle of Velasco, 1832 • Five of his sons were in the Army of Texas in 1836 • Born May 14, 1786 • Died in December, 1833
Erected by the State of Texas . . . — — Map (db m158869) HM |
| Near County Highway 8 0.1 miles south of Boone 6th Street. |
| | A San Jacinto Veteran Born in Missouri 1815 Died in 1838
Erected by the State of Texas 1936 — — Map (db m158863) HM |
| On State Highway 36 at Gulf Prairie Road, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 36. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m90243) HM |
| Near Oil Field Road (County Route 467) 0.5 miles east of Texas Highway 36W, on the right when traveling east. |
| | A member of Austin's colony, 1829. Soldier in the Battle of Velasco; delegate to the General Convention, 1832; chief justice of Brazoria County, 1836. In this home, built about 1830, Stephen F. Austin died, December 27, 1836 — — Map (db m78618) HM |
| Near South Columbia Drive (State Highway 36) north of Reid Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | One of the “Old Three Hundred” who came to Texas with Stephen F. Austin in 1821 • First alcade (sic, alcalde) of Austin's Colony • On this tract of 6,642 acres, granted him in 1824, was later built the town of Columbia, First . . . — — Map (db m52793) HM |
| Near East 26th Street at North Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Brazos County, part of Stephen F. Austin’s colony, was created from Washington County in 1841. It was first named Navasota County, with Boonville as the county seat. In 1842 the name was changed to Brazos County. Through the Civil War, Millican, . . . — — Map (db m119591) HM |
| On U.S. 90 at U.S. 67, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 90. |
| | Formed from Presidio County
Created February 2, 1887.
Organized February 14, 1887.
In 1897 the territory of Buchel
and Foley counties was
added to Brewster. Named for
Henry Percy Brewster, 1816-1884
soldier and statesman, a hero . . . — — Map (db m60923) HM |
| | Called San Lorenzo by Juan Domínguez de Mendoza, 1684. Later Charco de Alzate in honor of an Apache chieftain. After Civil War given name of Burgess' water hole honoring John W. Burgess, pioneer freighter, who here outwitted the Apaches. The . . . — — Map (db m26390) HM |
| | You are now traveling the Comanche Trail blazed by Comanche Indians, en route from
the western plains to Mexico, and traveled later by emigrants and soldiers. It
extended south from the Horse Head Crossing of the Pecos by Comanche Springs . . . — — Map (db m53931) HM |
| | Established in 1880 as a means of preventing Indian raids into Mexico. Raided by Apaches in 1881. Abandoned in 1893 after Western Texas had been permanently cleared of Indians. — — Map (db m73723) HM |
| On Lone Star Street east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
Formed from Bexar Territory
Created August 21, 1876
Organized March 15, 1892
Named for Andrew Briscoe
1810-1849
Defender of Texan liberty
at the Battle of Concepcion,
the Capture of Bexar and the
Battle of San Jacinto.
Chief . . . — — Map (db m99865) HM |
| On Presidential Corridor East (State Highway 21) at North Green Street (State Highway 36), on the right when traveling east on Presidential Corridor East. |
| | Farmed early as 1744 by Indians under guidance of Spanish missionaries. In 1830, Ft. Tenoxtitlan, guarding Brazos crossing, San Antonio Road, attracted Anglo-Texans, who lived off wild game in early years.
County created and organized in 1846. . . . — — Map (db m129339) HM |
| On CR-210A, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Built as a defense against the Indians in 1855 by William Black (1815-1907) on land owned by him. In the stockade, constructed of cedar logs, sentries were kept on guard on moonlight nights. Guns and ammunition for public use were kept here. . . . — — Map (db m27429) HM |
| On U.S. 281 1.7 miles north of Burnet. Reported missing. |
| | Formed from portions of Travis, Williamson and Bell counties. Created Feb. 5, 1852; organized August 28, 1852. Named in honor of David G. Burnet (1788-1870), president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Texas in 1836. County seat, . . . — — Map (db m27463) HM |
| On East Washington Street at South Pierce Street, on the left when traveling west on East Washington Street. |
| | In memory of the Pioneer Settlers of
Burnet County
Samuel L. Holland, first settler, 1848. Logan Vandeveer, Peter Kerr, William H. Magill, Noah Smithwick, Jesse Burnam, R. H. Hall, General Adam R. Johnson, Captain Christian Dorbandt . . . — — Map (db m150765) HM |
| | Established by Lieut. C. H. Tyler, United States Second Dragoons, by order of the War Department, March 18, 1849, as a protection to frontier settlers against hostile Indians. Abandoned in December, 1853 as the settlements had extended farther west. — — Map (db m20644) HM |
| On S. Main Street at E. Market Street, on the right when traveling north on S. Main Street. |
| |
A part of De Witt’s Colony,
1825-1836. A part of Gonzales
County to 1848. First settlements
were on Plum Creek and the
San Marcos River
Created March 6, 1848
Organized August 7, 1848
Named in honor of
Mathew . . . — — Map (db m91552) HM |
| On State Highway 316 0.6 miles south of North Ocean Drive, on the left when traveling south. |
| | (side 1)
Born in Rouen France November 22, 1643. Came to Canada in 1668. Founded a first settlement near Montreal. Led several expeditions on the Great Lakes and the Ohio and Illinois rivers. Completed the exploration of the Mississippi, . . . — — Map (db m120700) HM |
| Near South Ocean Drive 0.1 miles south of Channel Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | First called by German immigrants Karlshaven, an important port of Texas. Cargoes of ships were hauled to and from points in Texas and Mexico by carts until 1860 when the San Antonio and Mexico Gulf Railroad and the Indianola Railroad were completed . . . — — Map (db m120706) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1090 1.8 miles west of Texas Highway 35, on the right when traveling north. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m75088) HM |
| On County Road 471 0.4 miles east of County Road 483, on the right when traveling east. |
| | First official county seat of Callahan County, 1877 - 1883. The first unofficial county seat was Callahan City where the commissioners court was organized, July 30, 1877, and several civil and probate cases filed. By an invalid election, October . . . — — Map (db m79092) HM |
| Near 4th Street (Business Interstate 20) at Market Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Formed from Bexar Territory
Created February 1, 1858
Recreated August 21, 1876
Organized July 3, 1877
Named in Honor of
James H. Callahan, 1812-1856
Soldier in the Texas Revolution
Captain of the Texas Rangers
County . . . — — Map (db m80805) HM |
| Near U.S. 283 0.1 miles south of County Road 328, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Veteran of San Jacinto • Officer in the Confederate Army • Born in Indiana, May 16, 1816 • Died at Baird, Texas, July 31, 1899 — — Map (db m80900) HM |
| On Finley Road (County Road 324) 0.6 miles east of County Road 323, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
The United States
Military
Telegraph Line
Established in 1874-1875 from Fort Griffin to Fort Concho, crossed here — — Map (db m79316) HM |
| On East Washington Street (Business U.S. 77) at East 13th Street, on the right when traveling north on East Washington Street. |
| |
Founder of Brownsville and partner in firm of M. Kenedy and Company, which opened the Rio Grande to steamboat navigation and controlled much of the commerce of Northern Mexico, 1848-1868.
This house, erected about 1850,
was the birthplace of . . . — — Map (db m117849) HM |
| On East 11th Street north of East Madison Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Created February 12, 1848
Since 1535 men of all nations of the earth sailed
the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico to the green
valley of the Rio Grande in search of happiness,
and each found it in his own time and in his own way. . . . — — Map (db m118636) HM |
| Near Palmitto Hill Road 0.1 miles south of Boca Chica Boulevard (State Highway 4). |
| | At this site the last battle of the Civil War, known as Palmito Hill, was fought by Confederate troops under Colonel John S. (Rip) Ford and Union Forces on May 13, 1865, 34 Days After Lee's Surrender at Appomatox — — Map (db m118442) HM |
| On East Queen Isabella Blvd (State Highway 100) at North Garcia Street, on the left when traveling east on East Queen Isabella Blvd. |
| | The beacon for the commerce of the Rio Grande
Erected by the United States Government in 1852
Extinguished during the Civil War
Discontinued, 1888 - 1895
Permanently discontinued, 1905
Erected by the State of Texas . . . — — Map (db m156329) HM |
| On US-59 South, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Formed from Bowie County land. Created April 25, 1846; organized July 13, 1846.
Named in honor of Gen. Lewis Cass (1782-1866). United States soldier and statesman, a strong advocate of annexation of Texas. Important river port city of . . . — — Map (db m159846) HM |
| On Miller Road (State Highway 61), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Formed from Jefferson and Liberty counties.
Created February 12, 1858. Organized August 2, 1858.
Named in honor of General Thomas Jefferson Chambers
1802-1865
The first and only superior judge of Texas before the Revolution. Member of . . . — — Map (db m121264) HM |
| Near Unnamed roads within the park. |
| | On this site first known as Perry's Point, a fort, established in 1830 by General Manuel Mier y Terán for the purpose of halting Anglo-American colonization was named Anahuac, the Aztec name of Mexico City, then the capital of Texas. The . . . — — Map (db m117183) HM |
| On Washington Avenue (State Highway 61) at Cummings Street, on the right when traveling south on Washington Avenue. |
| | Surveyor General of Texas, 1829. Sole superior judge of Texas before 1836. Active in the cause of independence. Member of Secession Convention, 1861. Chambersea, later Anahuac, and a Texas county were named in his honor. — — Map (db m121340) HM |
| On Feeder Road to Interstate 10 0.3 miles west of Wallisville Liberty Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m117187) HM |
| On State Highway 21 1.7 miles west of Marcus Street (U.S. 69), on the left when traveling east. |
| | Built before 1835 as a home and trading post by Martin Lacy, Indian agent for the Mexican government.
Used as a place of refuge after the massacre of the Killough family, October 5, 1838. — — Map (db m121259) HM |
| On State Highway 21 0.2 miles east of County Road 2807, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Originally established as Mission San Francisco de los Tejas in 1690 by Franciscan missionaries for the purpose of Christianizing and civilizing the Neches and other Indians of the region. Reestablished in 1716. Abandoned temporarily due to French . . . — — Map (db m121257) HM |
| On State Highway 21, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed. |
| | Here at the opening of the 18th century stood a village of the Neches Indians. Their name was given to the river and later to a mission, San Francisco de Los Neches, established near by. With the Cherokees, the Neches Indians were expelled from . . . — — Map (db m121335) HM |
| On State Highway 21 1.4 miles west of Marcus Street (U.S. 69), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Noted as interpreters and messengers of peace, the Delawares were chiefly instrumental in bringing other tribes to the General Treaty at Bird's Fort (in the present county of Tarrant) in 1843. — — Map (db m121258) HM |
| On 50 Park Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Birthplace of James Stephen Hogg, son of Lucanda McMath Hogg and Joseph Lewis Hogg. Born March 24, 1851. Died March 3, 1906. First native Texan to serve as governor. Inspirer of the passage of the Railroad Commission Law, Stock and Bond Law, Alien . . . — — Map (db m40474) HM |
| On Avenue E Northwest at North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Avenue E Northwest. |
| |
Formed from Young and Bexar
Territories
Created • Organized
August 21, 1876 • April 11, 1887
Named in honor of
George Campbell Childress
1804 – 1841
A member of the Convention
in 1836
Co-author of the Texas . . . — — Map (db m96825) HM |
| On U.S. 82 at State Highway 510 Spur, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 82. |
| |
Formed from Cooke County
Created December 24, 1857
Organized August 6, 1860
Disorganized in 1862
because of Indian raids
Reorganized August 4, 1873
Henrietta, headquarters for
buffalo hunters until 1878
The first Hereford . . . — — Map (db m96691) HM |
| On North Main Street north of West Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Created August 21, 1876, from Bexar County. Named for a native of New Jersey, Robert Cochran, a private who died for Texas Independence in the siege of the Alamo.
Indian hostilities and the distance to market and supplies made settlement slow. . . . — — Map (db m76252) HM |
| On U.S. 277 at Fort Chadbourne Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 277. |
| | Established by the United States Army, October 28, 1852, as a protection to frontier settlers against Indians. Named in honor of
Lieutenant T.L. Chadbourne,killed at Resaca de la Palma, May 9, 1846. Occupied by Federal troops, 1852-1859; . . . — — Map (db m77861) HM |
| On U.S. 277 1.6 miles north of Texas Highway 70, on the right when traveling north. |
| | One mile southeast to Fort Chadbourne, a station on the Butterfield Mail and Stage Line, which linked St. Louis and San Francisco, 1858-1861. The fort was established in 1852, occupied until its surrender to State forces in 1861, and garrisoned at . . . — — Map (db m143124) HM |
| On State Highway 158 0.1 miles west of Scott Lane, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Formed from Tom Green County
Created March 13, 1889
Organized April 23, 1889
Named in Honor of
Richard Coke
1829 - 1896
Governor of Texas 1874-1876
Member of United States Senate
1878 - 1896
County Seat, . . . — — Map (db m82995) HM |
| Near Unnamed Road 0.2 miles north of Hayrick Road. |
| |
Hayrick
First County Seat of
Coke County. 1889–1890
Robert Lee
Then Became the
County Seat — — Map (db m82903) HM |
| Near U.S. 84 1.1 miles west of U.S. 283, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Formed from Travis and Brown
counties. Created February 1,
1858, Organized October 6, 1864.
Named in honor of
Robert M. Coleman
1799-1837
A signer of the Declaration
of Independence
A hero of San Jacinto,
Organizer of . . . — — Map (db m91740) HM |
| On County Road 140 4 miles east of Farm to Market Road 1176, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
Originally established on the Colorado River by the United States Army as a protection for the frontier against hostile Indians
Moved in August, 1856, to this site
Abandoned by Federal troops February 26, 1861
The site became . . . — — Map (db m94553) HM |
| Near U.S. 84 west of County Road 106, on the left when traveling east. |
| | In early Texas had Apache, Comanche, Kiowa camps and mountain lookouts. White settlement began at Camp Colorado, U.S. 2nd Cavalry post on Jim Ned Creek, 1857. County was created Feb. 1, 1858. Named for Robert M. Coleman (1799-1837), a signer of . . . — — Map (db m94526) HM |
| On U.S. 83 at Texas Highway 203, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 83. |
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Formed from Young and Bexar
Territories
Created • Organized
August 21, 1876 • November 4, 1890
Named in Honor of
James Collinsworth
1806-1838
The first Chief Justice of the
Republic of Texas. Signer of the
Declaration of . . . — — Map (db m100235) HM |
| On Alleyton Road (County Road 268) at Center Street, on the right when traveling east on Alleyton Road. |
| |
Oldest permanent settlement and
once largest town in Colorado
County. Established by the pioneer
Alley family (William, John, Rawson,
Thomas and Abraham), all members
of Austin's original 300 settlers.
Terminus of the Buffalo Bayou, . . . — — Map (db m143994) HM |
| Near Walnut Street (U.S. 90) 0.2 miles west of Old U.S. 90, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Site of the camp,
March 19-26, 1836
of the Texas Army
under General Sam Houston,
who directed the retreat
from Gonzales to the San Jacinto — — Map (db m76821) HM |
| On Business State Highway 71 near Farm to Market Road 109, on the right when traveling west. |
| | A part of Stephen F. Austin's
First Colony
Created March 17, 1836
Organized in 1837
The river traversing the region was called “Colorado” (red) by Spanish explorers who mistook it for the reddish Brazos. From the river, the . . . — — Map (db m71994) HM |
| On Milam Street (State Highway 52 Spur), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Site of projected capitol of
Stephen F. Austin's colony, 1823.
First settlement at this point shown on
Stephen F. Austin's map of 1835 as Montezuma.
The municipality of Colorado was created by the
provisional government of Texas . . . — — Map (db m130393) HM |
| On Veterans Drive (Old U.S. 90) at Milentz Street, on the right when traveling east on Veterans Drive (Old U.S. 90). |
| | Site of the Camp, March 20-26, 1836, of one division of General Santa Anna's Army under the command of General Joaquín Ramírez y Sesma. It crossed the Colorado at Atascosita Ford, eight miles below Columbus. — — Map (db m29707) HM |
| On Business Interstate 35 north of State Highway 46, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Formed from Travis and Bexar
land districts
Created March 24,1846
Organized July 13, 1846
Named for the river
so called from the pancake shape
of the islands formed by its springs
New Braunfels, county seat
established March . . . — — Map (db m130112) HM |
| On Comal Avenue 0.1 miles east of East Garden Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Soldier in the Texas Revolution · Father of Texas botany · Editor of the New Braunfelser Zeitung, 1852-1872 Erected by the State of Texas 1936 Additional marker New Braunfels German Heritage Center of Texas recognizes this property Site of . . . — — Map (db m156494) HM |
| On Landa Park Drive at Monument Drive, on the left when traveling north on Landa Park Drive. |
| | Founded on March 21, 1845 by Carl, Prince of Solms-Braunfels, Commissioner-General of the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas. Named after Prince Solms' estate, Braunfels, on the Lahn River in Germany. Its permanence was assured . . . — — Map (db m117665) HM |
| On West Central Avenue (U.S. 67/377) near Texas Highway 36, on the right when traveling west. |
| | First settled in 1854 by five families, the county, created and organized 1856, was named for Comanche Indians, Lords of Texas frontier, who were losing hunting grounds to settlers.
First county seat was Cora. Comanche has been county seat . . . — — Map (db m98274) HM |
| On N. Roberts (U.S. 83) at Moss Street, on the right when traveling north on N. Roberts. |
| | Created February 1, 1858
Organized March 11, 1879.
Named for the river which the Spaniards called the Concho because of the many shells that they found in it.
Paint Rock, The County Seat — — Map (db m30087) HM |
| On North Grand Avenue (Farm to Market Road 372) at Frontage U.S. 82 Frontage Road, on the right when traveling north on North Grand Avenue. |
| | Gainesville was a station on the Southern Overland Mail Line (Butterfield Route), which provided semi-weekly mail and stage service between St. Louis and San Francisco, 1858-1861. The line was 2795 miles long – one of the longest stage . . . — — Map (db m96750) HM |
| On West California Street (Farm to Market Road 51) 0.2 miles west of Interstate 35, on the right when traveling west. Reported damaged. |
| | Created March 20, 1848. Organized March 10, 1849.
Named in honor of
William G. Cooke
1808-1847
Captain of the "New Orleans Greys," 1835
Assistant Inspector General
at San Jacinto, 1836
Member of the Santa Fe Expedition, 1841 . . . — — Map (db m121775) HM |
| On U.S. 385 7.4 miles north of Texas Highway 329, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Formed from Tom Green County Created February 26, 1887 Organized September 3, 1927. Named in honor of William Carey Crane 1816-1885. A Baptist minister President of Baylor University 1863-1885 Crane, The County Seat. — — Map (db m85569) HM |
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