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By Kayla Harper, April 20, 2020
Richardson Marker
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301Texas (Dallas County), Richardson — 6850 — Richardson
The town of Richardson can trace its beginnings to an earlier community in this area named Breckenridge. Founded in the 1840s by settlers from Kentucky, Tennessee, and other southern states, Breckenridge was located of present Richardson. In . . . — Map (db m148650) HM
302Texas (Dallas County), Rowlett — 6852 — City of Rowlett
Rowlett was first known as Morris, the name given to the post office that was established here in 1880. Austin Morris served as the first postmaster. In 1889, three years after the Greenville & Dallas Railroad (later the MK&T) was built through . . . — Map (db m149760) HM
303Texas (Dallas County), Sachse — 16028 — Sachse
Prior to 1886, this area served as farm and ranch land for a handful of settlers. During that year, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad indicated a desire to build tracks through the vicinity and William Sachse (1820-1899) donated land for . . . — Map (db m149083) HM
304Texas (Deaf Smith County), Hereford — 5325 — The E.B. Black Residence
In 1901 Alabama-born E. B. Black (1866-1945) brought his family to Hereford from Cleburne, Texas. He opened a furniture store and became a prosperous merchant and rancher. In 1909 Black hired contractor Emmett Vanderburgh to build this late . . . — Map (db m153250) HM
305Texas (Delta County), Cooper — 6936 — First National Bank
Oldest bank in Delta County. Founded 1889 as private firm operating in a grocery store. Chartered as a national bank 1891. Erected this building 1909. Guaranty State Bank merged with First National 1925. This bank has had continued growth. . . . — Map (db m119723) HM
306Texas (Denton County), Denton — 18102 — Christal House
Born to pioneers in 1859, James "Jim" Russell Christal was raised by his mother after age three when his father mysteriously died on a hunting trip at age 12. Jim started as a horse wrangler and eventually was hired as a cowboy on his cousin Burk . . . — Map (db m146540) HM
307Texas (Denton County), Roanoke — 15720 — Silver Spur Saloon
Swedish stone mason Lawrence Olson constructed this building for brothers R.M. and B.S. Snead in 1886; they built it to house the Silver Spur Saloon. The building was sold upon R.M. Snead's death in 1911 and later served as a hardware store and . . . — Map (db m147173) HM
308Texas (DeWitt County), Cuero — 14544 — Charles A. Schlinke(1863-1940)
Community leader and businessman Charles A. Schlinke played a vital role in the development of DeWitt County. Born in Posen, Germany, Schlinke immigrated to the United States with family in 1869, following his father, who settled in Weesatche . . . — Map (db m132625) HM
309Texas (DeWitt County), Cuero — 1127 — Cuero Land and Immigration Company
On Dec. 25, 1871, Cuero Land and Immigration Company was formed to develop 4,128 acres of land from J. A. Valdez y Gonzales League (granted 1833 by Mexico). Company charter was issued Feb. 7, 1872. There were four founders and stockholders of . . . — Map (db m132550) HM
310Texas (DeWitt County), Cuero — 4802 — Friar-Cardwell Stage StandSite of
In 1839 or 1840 at the junction of the La Grange - La Bahia and Victoria - Gonzales Roads (.5 miles east), Daniel Boone Friar (1800-58) built a home and store that served as a social, political, transportation, and trade center for early De Witt . . . — Map (db m125624) HM
311Texas (Dickens County), McAdoo — 12634 — Marshall Clinton Formby, Jr.(April 12, 1911 - December 27, 1984)
Born in Hopkins County in east Texas, Marshall Clinton Formby, Jr., moved with his family to McAdoo (3 mi. N) when he was five years old and spent his adult life working for the betterment of this part of the state. Educated at Texas Technological . . . — Map (db m105159) HM
312Texas (Donley County), Clarendon — 13942 — Funeral Business in Clarendon
For more than a century, this site has been the location of a funeral home, a vital community business serving a widespread area of the Panhandle. Kentucky native Pleasant Andrew Buntin (1849-1941) brought his family to Texas in 1879, settling . . . — Map (db m96828) HM
313Texas (Donley County), Hedley — 3769 — Old Mobeetie Trail(To early town, about 40 mi. NE)
A road older than recorded history; carved out in centuries of wintertime travel to the south, spring migration to the north, by millions of bison and by Indians who lived by hunting these large animals. Important in era of Texas Panhandle . . . — Map (db m151618) HM
314Texas (Donley County), Hedley — 12485 — Rowe Cemetery
Historically significant for its associations with rancher Alfred Rowe and the now-extinct community of Rowe, this burial ground is a reflection of early area farming and ranching efforts and the harshness of pioneer life as permanent settlement . . . — Map (db m151619) HM
315Texas (Duval County), San Diego — 1585 — Felipe Valerio Store and Garage(1.5 mi. southeast)
Built in 1905 by Felipe Valerio (1878-1953) and his wife Jesusa (1886-1973), the Valerio store was an integral part of the small community of La Rosita. Located approximately halfway between San Diego and Freer, the store provided groceries and . . . — Map (db m49589) HM
316Texas (Eastland County), Cisco — 3430 — Old Mobley Hotel
First hotel owned by Conrad Hilton, who proceeded to become “The World’s Foremost Innkeeper”.      Built in 1916 by H.L. Mobley, a northerner, who sold out (1919) during Cisco’s great oil boom to Hilton, then a 32-year-old . . . — Map (db m113519) HM
317Texas (Eastland County), Eastland — 13711 — Early Banking in Eastland
The evolution of Eastland banks reflects local economic conditions and global influences. Soon after the Texas and Pacific Railway reached town in October 1880, a Mr. Berry of Stephenville opened the first bank in Eastland in Jacob Alexander's dry . . . — Map (db m105256) HM
318Texas (Eastland County), Eastland — 1370 — Eastland
County seat, Eastland County. Named for William M. Eastland—Texas War for Independence hero who was in Mier Expedition against Mexico, and was executed in "Black Bean" lottery at Rancho Salado in 1842. Most noted early local people were . . . — Map (db m105247) HM
319Texas (Eastland County), Ranger — 4287 — Roaring Ranger
Boom of high excitement and strategic importance. When oil demand was high during World War I, Texas Pacific Coal Company General Manager W.K. Gordon, a believer in deep drilling, persuaded his company to make the venture that started Ranger’s oil . . . — Map (db m98130) HM
320Texas (Eastland County), Ranger — 1804 — Site of First Oil Well Drilled in Eastland County
The J.H. McCleskey No. 1 Discovery Well of the Ranger Pool was drilled by Warren Wagner under the supervision of W.K. Gordon of the Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company, July 2 - October 17, 1917. Initial production was three million feet of gas. . . . — Map (db m98133) HM
321Texas (Eastland County), Ranger — Well Number 19
This standard cable tool rig and pumping unit came from the Ranger McCleskey Sand Unit, Well Number 19, located approximately 3 miles west of Ranger, Texas. This well was drilled by John Markham in September 1919. It was completed at a depth of 3459 . . . — Map (db m98131) HM
322Texas (Ector County), Notrees — 3617 — Notrees
Post Office established 1944 in drug store of C. J. Brown, Jr., who named it in response to U.S. Post Office Dept. request for title suitable to locality. Residents have since made history by planting shade trees. Now production hub of Permian . . . — Map (db m72750) HM
323Texas (Ector County), Odessa — 16 — E.G. Rodman, Sr.(1896 – 1976) — Walk of the Entrepreneurs —
Worked as roughneck, oilfield salesman before founding Rodman Supply of Odessa, 1935. Opened stores throughout Permian Basin. Legendary wildcatter completed hundreds of producing wells during 40-year career. With partners founded refineries, gas . . . — Map (db m86321) HM
324Texas (Ector County), Odessa — 18245 — Earl George Rodman, Sr. and William Douglas Noel
Earl George Rodman, Sr. (1896–1976) and William Douglas Noel (1914–1987) brought the petrochemical industry to Odessa. Rodman and Noel came together in 1946 to form the Odessa Natural Gasoline Company and enjoyed major success as their . . . — Map (db m155289) HM
325Texas (Ector County), Odessa — 1384 — Ector County's First Dry Hole
Drilled in 1924 near this site. Geologists were forecasting oil and urgently needed potash, but Pennsylvania experts (using a chilled shop core drill) gave up the well at 900 feet, on "Red Bed" Rock--A substance new to them. Loss in this and a . . . — Map (db m86854) HM
326Texas (Ector County), Odessa — 1434 — El Paso Natural Gas Company's First Compressor Transmission Engine
A landmark tool in man's conquest of energy. This compressor went into use in Culberson County, Tex., on Oct. 1, 1931, and served until 1969, aiding in the rise of the southwest as an industrial empire. This was the first compressor . . . — Map (db m120670) HM
327Texas (Ector County), Odessa — 19 — John Ben Shepperd(1915 – 1990)
Odessa and Texas civic legend, consummate volunteer leader. Chaired hundreds of committees; appointed by 7 governors and 4 presidents to state and national boards. Named Texas secretary of state (1950-52) at age 34. Elected twice as attorney general . . . — Map (db m120591) HM
328Texas (Ector County), Odessa — 17 — M.O. Boring, Jr.Walk of the Entrepreneurs
Founded Dixilyn Corporation, 1945. Operator of contract oil drilling rigs in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana. Went public 2 March 1961, first Odessa business on American Stock Exchange. Developed technology, built off-shore rigs and high-pressure . . . — Map (db m86324) HM
329Texas (Ector County), Odessa — 18244 — Odessa Petrochemical Complex
In the 1950s, the Odessa Petrochemical Complex was the largest of its kind in the world. The first business to occupy the future complex was the Odessa Natural Gasoline Company founded in 1946 by four west Texas businessmen: W.D. Noel, E.G. . . . — Map (db m155243) HM
330Texas (Ector County), Odessa — 29 — Sewell Ford
E.F. Sewell assembled and sold Model T Fords from his Arlington hardware store. Family moved to Crane in 1926 and established Ford dealership. In 1935 sons, Carl Sr. and Woody, purchased bankrupt Ford house in Odessa. At Texas and 2nd Street . . . — Map (db m120588) HM
331Texas (Ector County), Odessa — 4813 — Site of Homestead of William C. Sublett
Born 1835 in Alabama. Moved to north Texas before the Civil War, in which he served as a Confederate. After his wife died in 1874, he went to the Texas frontier to hunt Buffalo, taking his three young children with him. In 1881-1882 he . . . — Map (db m120587) HM
332Texas (Ector County), Odessa — 5298 — The Cable Tool Rig
Equipment that replaced the spring pole drilling method used in America's earlier oil fields. The cable tool rig used a bit suspended on a steel drilling cable. The bit is dropped in the hole and the impact breaks up the formation. The broken pieces . . . — Map (db m86316) HM
333Texas (Ector County), Odessa — 3669 — The Odessa Telephone Exchange
Began operation about 1897, with Edna Fielding as "central" (operator). After Miss Fielding's death in 1902, the Rev. G. B. Ely, a baptist minister, purchased the exchange. Pioneer rancher A. Quincy Cooper bought the system in 1911, and extended . . . — Map (db m85639) HM
334Texas (Ector County), Odessa — 45 — Tom “Pinkie” Roden(1911-1989) — Walk of the Entrepreneurs —
Founder of Pinkie's Inc., which at its peak was Texas' largest chain of retail liquor stores. Established first store in Sweetwater after repeal of prohibition. Initial Odessa site followed in 1938 at 312 E. 2nd Street. Expanded to 26 locations in . . . — Map (db m86322) HM
335Texas (Ector County), Odessa — 18 — W.D. Noel(1914 – 1987) — Walk of the Entrepreneurs —
Formed Trebol Oil, 1940; As operating partner drilled 52 producing wells in McCamey region before hitting first dry hole. With partner acquired Odessa Gasoline plant, founded gas gathering system, drilled discovery wells in Upton County, brought . . . — Map (db m86318) HM
336Texas (Ector County), Penwell — 1381 — Ector County Discovery Well(2 mi. S.)
The discovery of oil in Ector County December 28, 1926, marked the beginning of a new economic era for this region. The first well, "J.S. Cosden No.1-A W.E. Connell", was named for the driller and owner of land. Its meager initial output of 38 . . . — Map (db m86919) HM
337Texas (Ector County), Penwell — 3984 — Penwell
Birthplace of Ector County's oil boom. First civic development here was wide-open town, "Derrick City", platted March 1927, after Dec. 28, 1926, oil discovery by driller Josh Cosden on land of W. E. Connell, near the old farming and cattle station, . . . — Map (db m86857) HM
338Texas (Edwards County), Rocksprings — 2186 — Gilmer Hotel
Built in 1916 by Jesse Walter Gilmer (1883-1961), the two-story Gilmer Hotel was originally wooden, with an upper gallery on the east and south sides. It was frequented by traveling salesmen as well as local ranchers and other visitors. The dining . . . — Map (db m143115) HM
339Texas (Edwards County), Rocksprings — 11855 — Rocksprings Telephone Company(Southwest Texas Telephone Company)
Local businessman Street Gilmer and D. H. Comparette of Kerrville built a long distance telephone line from Rocksprings to Kerrville in 1898. They installed the town's first telephone in Newton & Smart's store. The phone was later moved to Gilmer's . . . — Map (db m122856) HM
340Texas (El Paso County), Anthony — 1423 — El Paso
Largest U.S. city on the Mexican border. Named for the mountain pass. Historic gateway for Indians, priests, gold-seekers, traders, stages. Federal troops occupied this area longer than any other in Texas during the Civil War. Agricultural, . . . — Map (db m38128) HM
341Texas (El Paso County), El Paso — Elite Confectionary
Elite Confectionary The Elite Confectionary was located on the ground floor of the Buckler Building and was a popular soda fountain in the early years of the 20th century. It was noted for its chocolate covered ice cream baseballs along with . . . — Map (db m37798) HM
342Texas (El Paso County), El Paso — 13150 — Henry C. Trost
Henry C. Trost was one of the most prolific architects of the American Southwest. His history is closely tied to that of his chosen base of operation, El Paso. Ohio native Trost was strongly influenced by Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, as . . . — Map (db m68246) HM
343Texas (El Paso County), El Paso — John Wesley Hardin
The west's most feared gunman, killer of at least 26 men, was shot dead in the Acme Saloon on this site Aug. 19, 1895. Hardin was shot in the back of the head by El Paso constable John Selman. At Selman's trial witnesses . . . — Map (db m24741) HM
344Texas (El Paso County), El Paso — Mount Cristo Rey/ The Gadsden Purchase/ El Paso Smelting Works
Mount Cristo Rey High above the point where the states of Texas, New Mexico and Chihuahua intersect stands an impressive monument at the summit of Sierra de Cristo Rey, portraying Christ on the cross. The dream of the small parish of San Jose . . . — Map (db m37930) HM
345Texas (El Paso County), El Paso — 13137 — Smeltertown
The Kansas City Consolidated Smelting and Refining Company came to El Paso in the late 19th century, creating a mining and smelting center for the Southwest. In 1899, the American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) bought the operation and . . . — Map (db m38098) HM
346Texas (Erath County), Dublin — Dr Pepper TexasPop. 1024
Site of the oldest Dr Pepper bottling plant in the world! Established 1891. — Map (db m12238) HM
347Texas (Erath County), Dublin — 15878 — Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Company
Sam Houston Prim (1863-1946) arrived in Dublin in 1891 with $680 worth of bottling equipment, purchasing property at the southeast corner of Patrick and Elm Streets to house his bottling works. Prim bottled Dr Pepper, along with other products, . . . — Map (db m72315) HM
348Texas (Erath County), Dublin — 13548 — Dublin National Bank
In 1893, John G. Harris, a former railroad president, joined with three other businessmen to establish Dublin National Bank. The bank opened on the heels of the incorporation of the town of Dublin in 1889. Dublin experienced considerable growth . . . — Map (db m72323) HM
349Texas (Erath County), Dublin — 5847 — William T. Miller Grist Mill
Stonemasons Joe E. Bishop, "Rocky" Davis, and "Old Frank" Hamilton built this 2-story native stone mill for William T. Miller (1846-1936) in 1882. Steam power was used to grind grain here until a crude oil engine was installed (1918). The grist mill . . . — Map (db m12076) HM
350Texas (Erath County), Lingleville — 3090 — Lingleville
Founded in 1884 by Jacob C. Lingle, the town of Lingleville originally covered a ten-block area. A Post Office was established in 1885, and by 1892 the community boasted stores, blacksmith shops, a mill gin, and three churches. Although bypassed . . . — Map (db m158012) HM
351Texas (Erath County), Mingus — Evolution of an Oil Company
This is the site of the first commercial coal produced in Texas by Texas & Pacific Coal Company, mined in 1888. This company was the forerunner of Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company, now one of the nation’s substantial independent producers of oil . . . — Map (db m88627) HM
352Texas (Erath County), Mingus — 4814 — Site of Hotel Knox and Thurber Mining Office
The Texas and Pacific Coal Company built the first-class Hotel Knox about 1895. In addition to serving out-of-town guests, it was a social center in Thurber and home to many of the town’s white collar workers, including store clerks and staff of the . . . — Map (db m98443) HM
353Texas (Erath County), Mingus — 4902 — Site of Thurber Big Lake and Dairy
In 1891, a 20-acre “little lake” was built south of the Thurber townsite to supply water to the community. It soon proved inadequate, however, and five years later a 150-acre “big lake” was constructed here about a mile . . . — Map (db m98445) HM
354Texas (Erath County), Mingus — 4901 — Site of Thurber Brick Plant
Texas and Pacific Coal Company general manager W.K. Gordon, seeing potential in the shale mud found in Thurber, persuaded company president R.D. Hunter to build a brick plant here in 1897. Original machinery included three Ross-Keller brick presses . . . — Map (db m113726) HM
355Texas (Erath County), Mingus — 4903 — Site of Thurber's First Coal Mine
Two hundred yards southeast of this site, at the base of the hill and at a depth of 65 feet, the first coal mine in this area was placed in operation by brothers William W. and Harvey E. Johnson. After Harvey’s death in 1888, and because of labor . . . — Map (db m113727) HM
356Texas (Erath County), Mingus — 5486 — Thurber
Most important mine site in Texas for 30 years. Coal here, probably known to Indians, was “discovered” in 1886 by W.W. Johnson, who with his brother Harvey sold out to Texas & Pacific Coal Company in 1888. (T.&P. Coal Company provided . . . — Map (db m88626) HM
357Texas (Fannin County), Bonham — 8847 — Bonham Daily Favorite
In 1887 Dr. J. M. Terry, who gave up medicine for journalism, established the “Weekly Fannin Favorite.” He expanded in 1892 by starting this newspaper, the oldest daily publication in Fannin County. For 45 years its offices were in the . . . — Map (db m128654) HM
358Texas (Fayette County), Fayetteville — 17784 — Site of Svrcek Building
An 1890s commercial building on this site was used throughout the 20th century. The rectangular plan, frame construction building featured a false front, supported awning and double doors flanked by windows. Frank Svrcek owned several lots on the . . . — Map (db m96290) HM
359Texas (Fayette County), Fayetteville — 17785 — Site of Svrcek Garage
Frank Svrcek owned a commercial building here in the 1890s. The rectangular frame building with stepped parapet had two pairs of doors, one tin and the other wooden. Walter Meinen’s Chevrolet dealership in the 1920s, and later Harry Cordes’ garage, . . . — Map (db m96291) HM
360Texas (Fayette County), La Grange — 12755 — Kreische Complex
German immigrant Heinrich Kreische (1821-1882) purchased nearly 175 acres of property in Fayette County in 1849. A stonemason by trade, he built a house, barn and smokehouse here on the high south bluff above the Colorado River. In the 1860s, . . . — Map (db m53216) HM
361Texas (Fayette County), La Grange — 5607 — The First U.S. Postal Rural Mail Route in Texas
Authorized effective August 1, 1899 La Grange, Fayette County — Map (db m95433) HM
362Texas (Fayette County), Round Top — 5261 — Early Texas Hotels and Inns
Two miles east, at Winedale, is the Old "Sam Lewis Stopping Place" of the 1850s--a typical early Texas inn, now a University of Texas Research Center. Built 1834, as a settler's 2-room log cabin of hand-hewn cedar; then enlarged twice and (with work . . . — Map (db m28324) HM
363Texas (Floyd County), Floydada — 1796 — First National Bank of Floydada
The James B. Posey Bank, established in Floydada in the 1890s, became the Floyd County Bank in 1900 when L. T. Lester joined Posey as a partner. In 1903, with the granting of a federal charter, the name changed once again to First National Bank. . . . — Map (db m104625) HM
364Texas (Floyd County), Floydada — Floydada, Texas1909 to 2009
In 1890 Floyd City was founded by J.K. Gwynn and M.C. Williams on land donated by James B. and Caroline V. Price of Missouri. The county seat was awarded to Floyd City during the election held May 28, 1890. However, a post office named Floyd . . . — Map (db m104632) HM
365Texas (Floyd County), Lockney — 2777 — John Ellison Burns
Trained as a blacksmith by his father in Alabama, John Ellison Burns (1853-1940) brought his hand-forged tools to Texas in 1874. He settled in the new town of Lockney in 1900 and opened a blacksmith shop. As his business expanded he hired his three . . . — Map (db m104570) HM
366Texas (Floyd County), Lockney — 5361 — The J. A. Baker Store
Opened 1894; one of the Texas South Plains' oldest mercantile houses still owned by founding family. James Artemas Baker (1859-1917), founder of this store and town of Lockney, was born near Dallas and lived in Hamilton from 1879 to July 1890, when . . . — Map (db m104569) HM
367Texas (Fort Bend County), Fulshear — 18521 — Albert and Ethel Herzstein
Albert H. Herzstein was born March 5, 1907, into a Jewish immigrant family in Trinidad, Colorado. The family lived in Clayton, New Mexico, and moved to Denver, Colorado, before Albert moved to Houston in 1925 and began working for a small welding . . . — Map (db m145886) HM
368Texas (Fort Bend County), Richmond — 8970 — Booth
Freeman Irby (F.I.) Booth came in 1885 to Richmond, where he met and wed Mildred Ryon Wheat in 1889. They purchased land and built a home here. In the 1890s, Booth brought 30 families from South Carolina to work the land, planting cotton, corn, . . . — Map (db m158432) HM
369Texas (Fort Bend County), Richmond — 13291 — Foster Community
The Foster Community began in the fall of 1821 as a permanent campsite settled by Randolph Foster (1790-1887) on what was then one of the largest single land grants in Texas (11,601 acres). The John Foster grant, deeded by Stephen F. Austin, came . . . — Map (db m157742) HM
370Texas (Fort Bend County), Richmond — 8615 — H. Schumacher Oil Works
Henry Schumacher (1832-1901), a native of Germany, opened one of the first cottonseed oil mills in this region in 1873, assembling the machinery with only the aid of an old encyclopedia. The oil works produced cottonseed oil, meal, and cake, and . . . — Map (db m126532) HM
371Texas (Fort Bend County), Richmond — 8797 — John Foster Land Grant
John Foster (1757-1837) came to Texas in 1822 as a member of Stephen F. Austin's "Old Three Hundred" Colony. He received a grant of about 12,000 acres of land from the Mexican Government. Following his death the land was divided among his ten . . . — Map (db m157733) HM
372Texas (Fort Bend County), Rosenberg — 9077 — Charles Harvey Waddell(January 18, 1888 - January 28, 1950)
​ A native of Arkansas, Charles Harvey Waddell came to Texas with his family at an early age. He became an automobile dealer in 1910 and in 1914 formed the Fort Bend Telephone Company. He served as County Tax Collector from 1919 to 1922, and . . . — Map (db m158452) HM
373Texas (Fort Bend County), Rosenberg — 8996 — Fort Bend Telephone Company
Founded in 1914, the Fort Bend Telephone Company began when Charles H. Waddell purchased nine individual telephone lines in the Needville community and established a central switchboard exchange. The company grew quickly and soon connected the . . . — Map (db m158456) HM
374Texas (Fort Bend County), Rosenberg — 15974 — Julius Edward Junker
Julius Edward Junker (1891-1972) contributed significantly to the civic and agricultural development of Rosenberg and Fort Bend County. He was a founder of the First National Bank of Rosenberg in 1925 and served as County Chairman of "New Deal" . . . — Map (db m158511) HM
375Texas (Fort Bend County), Rosenberg — 9060 — Robinowitz Brothers
The Robinowitz family immigrated to the United States from Russia between 1898 and 1910. Beginning a new life in Texas, the brothers worked as peddlers for several years before opening stores in Richmond, Beasley, and Rosenberg. As merchants and . . . — Map (db m158454) HM
376Texas (Fort Bend County), Rosenberg — Rosenberg
Founded on a site in original Mexican Land Grant of early settler Henry Scott, where a small, nameless shipping point existed on the Brazos early as 1830. The Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Railroad had tracks here before 1860. Town developed . . . — Map (db m158523) HM
377Texas (Fort Bend County), Rosenberg — 9063 — Rosenberg Post Office
This post office was established in 1881, a year after Rosenberg was founded on the newly laid route of the Santa Fe Railroad. Early post office locations include a hotel and a general store. Parcel Post service began in 1913, and by 1928 . . . — Map (db m158464) HM
378Texas (Fort Bend County), Rosenberg — 9076 — Vogelsang Building
Built in 1910 by Jacob Gray, this building was leased by Louis A. Vogelsang (1874-1961) in 1916 for his general merchandise business. Vogelsang bought the property in 1922, and continued to operate his store at this site until 1947. The early . . . — Map (db m158462) HM
379Texas (Fort Bend County), Stafford — 9068 — Stafford's Point
One of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300," William J. Stafford (1764-1840), founded the settlement of Stafford's Point on the 6819.7-acre land grant he received in the winter of 1824. Bringing his family and slaves from his Louisiana sugar . . . — Map (db m27781) HM
380Texas (Fort Bend County), Sugar Land — Sugar Land Refinery
The center of the sugar industry from Texas colonial days and the site of the first sugar refinery in Texas located by S. M. Williams on land granted to him by the Mexican government. — Map (db m27764) HM
381Texas (Franklin County), Mount Vernon — 9851 — Rutherford Drugstore
Oldest business in Mt. Vernon, opened in 1869 by John Griffith Lock Rutherford (1851-1936), Texas-born great grandson of American Revolution general for whom a Tennessee county was named. Young Rutherford began by handling a small line of drugs in . . . — Map (db m119668) HM
382Texas (Franklin County), Mount Vernon — Site of the Merchants and Planters National BankOrganized 1905 — Merged 1932 with the First National Bank of Mount Vernon —
The present building was erected in 1910 after a fire destroyed the original M&P bank building. The Merchants & Planters Bank and First National Bank merged in March of 1932, during the national "Great Depression," which began in 1929. The Mount . . . — Map (db m120193) HM
383Texas (Freestone County), Wortham — 9915 — The Wortham Oil Boom
The city of Wortham rejected a well drilled by C. L. Witherspoon in 1912 when it produced gas, not water. However, oil and gas wells in 1919-23 gave prosperity to neighbors north and south, and petroleum exploration began here. Discovery well . . . — Map (db m145020) HM
384Texas (Galveston County), Friendswood — Fig Preserving Plant1924
Figs, the life's blood of Friendswood 1910 to circa 1956, were preserved and shipped from this Fig Preserving Plant. This business, opened in 1924 at this site by Quaker Cecil Brown, (son of the founder) was neither the first nor the last local . . . — Map (db m98446) HM
385Texas (Galveston County), Friendswood — First BusinessHadley General Merchandise — 1907 —
Friendswood's first business a small, general merchandise store, what opened on this site in 1907 by a Quaker from Lowell, Kansas, Cyrus J. Hadley. He and his wife, Elvira, made stables available to the community. Prior to Hadley's store, folks sent . . . — Map (db m98898) HM
386Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — "Ducky's Beach"
Dedicated in memory of F.M. “Ducky” Prendergast July 31, 1908 - October 29, 2002 Native Galvestonian Beach Entrepreneur Lifeguard for Life Ducky Prendergast was one of Galveston’s original professional . . . — Map (db m90257) HM
387Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — [Galveston County] 1901-1965
After 1900 the Port of Galveston emerged as the second largest in the United States. Following completion of a deep water channel to Texas City in 1904, the mainland’s major petroleum petro-chemical plants, tin smelter and allied industries, had . . . — Map (db m50098) HM
388Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 9920 — American National Insurance Company
Founded in 1905 by Galveston business pioneer W. L. Moody, Jr. (1865-1954), American National opened for business on third floor of the Moody Building at 22nd and Strand streets in Galveston. At that time the home office staff numbered ten. By . . . — Map (db m55628) HM
389Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Armour & Company Building1916
When Galveston was founded in 1836, this entire city block was set aside for use by the Republic of Texas as the site of a customs house. Gail Borden, the inventor of condensed milk, was the first Collector of Customs for the Republic in Galveston. . . . — Map (db m130423) HM
390Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Berlocher Row1858
One of the earliest commercial blocks in Galveston, this row of three three-story brick buildings was constructed for John Berlocher by builder John Brown. The easternmost building, 2309 Mechanic, was erected in 1858. The westernmost, 2315 Mechanic, . . . — Map (db m127493) HM
391Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 11572 — Bernard Moore Temple(November 4, 1843 - October 5, 1901)
Virginia-born B. M. Temple served in the Confederate army during the Civil War (1861-1865), then moved west to begin a noted career in civil engineering. As Chief Engineer for the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad, 1879-1884, he . . . — Map (db m127583) HM
392Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7527 — C. F. Marschner Building
Erected in 1905-06 by local contractor Otto Haase, this building housed the Texas Bottling Works and the family residence of C. F. and Marie Marschner. Shortly before the completion of the building, C. F. Marschner died. His widow inherited the . . . — Map (db m55632) HM
393Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Central Wharf1840
In early Galveston much of the waterfront activity centered around these wharves. In 1854, the Galveston wharves were consolidated under the present Wharf Company, but the first wharves were built by private citizens. Menard's Wharf at the foot of . . . — Map (db m130425) HM
394Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Clarke & Courts BuildingNational Register of Historic Places
Clarke and Courts Building 2400 Mechanic Built in 1890 Listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — Map (db m130426) HM
395Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 9 — David Ayers(August 10, 1793-October 25, 1881)
A veteran of the War of 1812, David Ayers brought his family to Texas in 1833. On behalf of the American Bible Society, they distributed bibles to new settlers. Settling first in San Patricio, Ayers moved to Washington County, where he became a . . . — Map (db m127585) HM
396Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Davidson Building1890
During the last quarter of the 19th century Galveston Island was a major center of commerce for the Southwestern United States. Finished goods arrived at Galveston's natural deep water port from across the world, while cotton and other raw . . . — Map (db m118997) HM
397Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Greenleve, Block & Co. Building1882
This building, designed by Nicholas J. Clayton, was erected in 1882 for the wholesale drygoods firm of Greenleve, Block & Co. at a cost of $65,000. It was built of Philadelphia pressed brick and cut stone, with supportive and decorative iron columns . . . — Map (db m130413) HM
398Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7485 — Heidenheimer-Hunter Building
Built in 1878 as a commercial venture by Samson Heidenheimer (d. 1891), this building was first occupied by the George Seeligson Wholesale Grocery business. It was leased to H. Marwitz & Co. in 1880. Owned by Hermann Marwitz, the company did . . . — Map (db m153330) HM
399Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Hendley Row1859
The Firm of William Hendley & Co. was founded in 1845. The partnership consisted of William Hendley, Capt. Joseph J. Hendley, John L. Sleight, and Phillip Gildersleeve. This firm, with Brower and Neilson of New York, started the "Texas and New . . . — Map (db m119195) HM
400Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Hutchings, Sealy & Co.1897
This impressive building contains grey and pink granite, red Texas sandstone, and buff colored terra cotta. Designed in the Neo-Renaissance style by Galveston architect Nicholas J. Clayton, it was built in 1895 for the banking firm of Ball, . . . — Map (db m119197) HM

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