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By Kayla Harper, April 29, 2020
Sachse Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On 5th Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On Bennett Avenue north of West 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On West Side Square at West Dallas Avenue (State Route 154), on the left when traveling north on West Side Square. |
| | 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 |
| On West Oak Street just east of Mounts Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Rusk Street at N Oak Street, on the left when traveling west on Rusk Street. |
| | 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 |
| On State Highway 72 2.4 miles west of U.S. 87, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On East Main Street at North Clinton Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. |
| | 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 |
| On U.S. 183 at Lakeside Drive, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 183. |
| | 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 |
| On U.S. 82 at Farm to Market Road 264, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 82. |
| | 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 |
| On Sully Street at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on Sully Street. |
| | 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 first . . . — — Map (db m96828) HM |
| On TX-273, on the left when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On FM 1932, on the left when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On State Highway 44 at Farm to Market Road 3196 on State Highway 44. |
| | 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 |
| Near Conrad Hilton Boulevard (State Highway 6) at 4th Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On South Seaman Street at East Commerce Street, on the right when traveling north on South Seaman Street. |
| | 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 |
| On South Seaman Street (Texas Route 6) at West Commerce Street, on the right when traveling south on South Seaman Street. |
| | 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 |
| On S. Commerce Street south of Main Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On Loop State Highway 254 at Main Street, on the left when traveling north on State Highway 254. |
| | 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 |
| Near S. Commerce Street near Main Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On State Highway 302 0.2 miles west of Marion Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
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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 |
| | 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 |
| On North Grant Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On North Grandview Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| On John Ben Shepperd Parkway at Big Sky Way, on the right when traveling north on John Ben Shepperd Parkway. |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| On North Grant Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On East 8th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On North Grandview Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| On North Grant Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| On Interstate 20 Frontage Road 2 miles west of Farm to Market Road 1601, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Interstate 20 Frontage Road 1 mile west of Farm to Market Road 1601, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On West Austin Street at North Sweeten Street, on the right when traveling west on West Austin Street. |
| | 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 |
| On East Main Street at North Well Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | 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 |
| Near Interstate 10 at milepost 1. |
| | 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 |
| On Texas Avenue at North Mesa Street, on the right when traveling west on Texas Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| Near Alameda Avenue (State Highway 20) north of North Washington Street. |
| | 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 |
| On East San Antonio Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| On Scenic Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Ewald Kipp WayMarker, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On East Elm Street 0.1 miles east of South Patrick Street (U.S. 377). |
| | Site of the oldest Dr Pepper bottling plant in the world!
Established 1891. — — Map (db m12238) HM |
| On Elm Street east of Patrick Street (U.S. 67/377), on the right when traveling east. |
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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 |
| On Patrick Street (U.S. 67/377) at Elm, on the right when traveling south on Patrick Street. |
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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 |
| On South Park Street 0 miles north of West Elm Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On West Lingleville Road (Farm to Market Road 8) at County Highway 408, on the right when traveling east on West Lingleville Road. |
| | 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 |
| Near Private Road 741 0.1 miles north of Texas Highway 108, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On State Highway 108 0.1 miles north of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On Interstate 20 Frontage Road 1 mile east of County Road 107, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Interstate 20 Frontage Road at County Road 107, on the right when traveling east on Interstate 20. |
| | 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 |
| On Interstate 20 Frontage Road at County Road 107, on the right when traveling east on Interstate 20. |
| | 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 |
| Near Private Road 741 0.1 miles north of Texas Highway 108, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On North Center Street (State Highway 78) north of East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On West Fayette Street south of North Live Oak Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On West Fayette Street south of North Live Oak Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| Near Park Drive (State Highway 92 Spur) 0.3 miles west of U.S. 77, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On North Jefferson Street (U.S. 77) at East Colorado Street, on the right when traveling north on North Jefferson Street. |
| | Authorized effective
August 1, 1899
La Grange, Fayette County — — Map (db m95433) HM |
| On State Highway 237 at Farm to Market Road 1457, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 237. |
| | 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 |
| On South Main Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On West Houston Street at South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on West Houston Street. |
| | 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 |
| On East Locust Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Main Street at College Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. |
| | 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 |
| Near Wallis Street south of Main Street (Farm to Market Road 359). |
| | 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 |
| On Agnes Road at Farm to Market Road 2759, on the right when traveling north on Agnes Road. |
| | 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 |
| On Farm to Market Road 359 0.1 miles south of Foster Creek Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On an unnamed cemetery road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On Winner Foster Road 1 mile west of Farm to Market Road 359, on the left when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue G near 3rd Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue G at 3rd Street, on the left when traveling west on Avenue G. |
| | 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 |
| On Carlisle Street at Avenue J, on the right when traveling south on Carlisle Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue G at 3rd Street, on the left when traveling west on Avenue G. |
| | 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 |
| On 4th Street at City Hall Drive, on the right when traveling south on 4th Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue G at 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Avenue G. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue G at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Avenue G. |
| | 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 |
| On Dulles Avenue at Viking Lane, on the right when traveling south on Dulles Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| On Sugar Land Street 0 miles west of Brooks Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Houston Street at Main Street (U.S. 67), on the right when traveling north on Houston Street. |
| | 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 |
| On North Kaufman Street (Texas Route 37) at Main Street (U.S. 67), on the right when traveling west on North Kaufman Street. |
| | 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 |
| On TX-14, on the left when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On South Friendswood Drive (County Route 518) at Magnolia, on the right when traveling north on South Friendswood Drive. |
| | 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 |
| On South Friendswood Drive at West Willowick Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Friendswood Drive. |
| | 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 |
| Near Seawall Boulevard east of 59th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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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 |
| Near 722 Moody Avenue at Winnie Street. |
| | 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 |
| On 20th Street at Mechanic Street, in the median on 20th Street. |
| | 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 1912, . . . — — Map (db m55628) HM |
| On 23rd Street south of Harborside Drive (State Highway 275), on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On Mechanic Street west of 23rd Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| Near Avenue K west of 40th Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Mechanic Street east of 20th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Kempner Street at Harborside Drive (State Highway 275), on the right when traveling north on Kempner Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Mechanic Street west of 24th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| Near Avenue K west of 40th Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Ship Mechanic Row Street west of 23rd Street, on the left when traveling west. |
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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 |
| On Strand Street west of 23rd Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| Near Kempner Street. Reported missing. |
| | 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 |
| On Strand Street west of 20th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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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 |
| On Strand Street east of 24th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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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 |
| On Broadway at Kempner Street, on the right when traveling west on Broadway. |
| | Joseph Levy (1844-1922) with his brother Bernard "Ben" Levy (1849-1908) established the J. Levy & Bro. livery business in Galveston in 1868. Raised in the family livestock business in the French region of Alsace, the Levy brothers came to America . . . — — Map (db m157711) HM |
| On Church Street 0.1 miles west of 11th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The East End Historic District, which initiated development in the area immediately east of Galveston’s Downtown Business District, saw its busiest period of construction during the last two decades of the 19th century. Many of the city’s . . . — — Map (db m142535) HM |
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