On South Bell Drive at Jackson Lane when traveling south on South Bell Drive.
Frank Bell, Sr. was a son of Norval and Catherine Bell from Alabama. Flavilla "Flavey" Bell was a daughter of Chisholm Trail and Butler Ranch Black Cowboy Calvin Bell from Mississippi and his German born wife, Katie. Frank and Flavey were married in . . . — — Map (db m145354) HM
On South Bell Drive at Eunice Street, on the left when traveling south on South Bell Drive.
Frank Bell, Jr. (1893-1963), was the son of Flavilla "Flavey" Bell and Frank Bell, Sr. Ollie V. Caldwell Bell (1890-1974) was the daughter of Chisolm Trail and Butler Ranch Black Cowboy Thomas Caldwell. After Frank, Jr.'s discharge from the US Army, . . . — — Map (db m187177) HM
9:12 a. m., April 16, 1947, the French freighter Grand Camp exploded, setting off a disaster that killed 576, injured 5,000 and destroyed $67 million in property. This 10,640 pound anchor was found buried 1/2 mile from the scene of the explosion. — — Map (db m36160) HM
On Dike Road at Bay Street North, on the left when traveling east on Dike Road.
Dedicated in 1962 the site now called Anchor Park was the original idea of Charles Lowry, brother of long time Mayor Emmett F. Lowrey. After locating the anchor from the Grand Camp, Charles had the anchor moved to his shop by L.J. "Junior" Elgin. . . . — — Map (db m150523) HM
On 3rd Avenue North at 4th Street North, on the right when traveling west on 3rd Avenue North.
Public education for African American students in Texas City began in 1915. The Texas City Independent School District hired Mrs. J. R. McKellar to teach the students; classes were held in churches and lodge halls until 1937, when the district . . . — — Map (db m231733) HM
On 3rd Avenue North at 1st Street North, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Avenue North.
Built by Frank and Florence Haven Davison, 1895-1897. Sturdy Victorian structure, of cypress.
Home of first child born in Texas City (formerly named Shoal Point). Survivor of many storms; suffered most in 1947 disaster.
Davison, prominent . . . — — Map (db m137809) HM
On Bay Street North near 14th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
Military aviation evolved
from those primitive beginnings
Of military "flying machines" in service prior to
the First World War and used for training
in Texas City in 1913. The F-100F United States Air
Force fighter represents the highly . . . — — Map (db m50172) HM
On Bay Street at Dike Road, on the right when traveling north on Bay Street.
First tactical air unit, U.S. Army; was stationed here 1913-1915 during U.S. border troubles caused by revolution in Mexico. The 7 planes, 5 officers, and 21 enlisted men were not in combat, but made aerial maps and achieved a long distance flight . . . — — Map (db m201878) HM
Near 9th Avenue North (State Highway FM 1764) at 15th Street N, on the right when traveling west.
On March 16, 1905, five Texas City residents met for worship and Bible study. The Rev. D.L. Griffith assisted them in founding Texas City's First Baptist Church. The Rev. W.C. Ponder served as pastor for the first decade, during which time services . . . — — Map (db m52653) HM
On 25th Avenue (State Highway 197) at 29th Street, on the left when traveling east on 25th Avenue.
The project with the highest priority for Mayor Charles T. Doyle after his election in May of 1990 was to build a fitting tribute to the heroes of the 1947 Texas City Disaster and U.S. Servicemen from Texas City. Memorial Cemetery had fallen on hard . . . — — Map (db m187247) HM
Near Bay Street near 14th Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Established by Guy M. Bryan (1821-1901), nephew of Stephen F. Austin, "Father of Texas." Bryan was one of couriers for Wm. B. Travis's Alamo letter. Served in State Legislature (where he was a Speaker of the House) and U. S. Congress. Aide to . . . — — Map (db m50278) HM
Near 9th Avenue North at Bay Street North. Reported missing.
Built 1912 by Col. Hugh B. Moore (1874-1944), transportation expert. Born in Tennessee, he managed Texas City Terminal Railroad, Wolvin Steamship Line, Texas City Transportation Co., Mainland Co. Was a banker, leader in building dike, enlarging . . . — — Map (db m140240) HM
On 25th Avenue (State Highway 197) at 29th Street, on the left when traveling east on 25th Avenue.
In Honor of Members of the Armed Forces From Texas City Killed in the Line of Duty
Specialist Nathaniel A. Given Iraq War Operation Iraqi Freedom December 27, 2006
Specialist Michael J. Jaurique
Iraq War Operation Iraqi . . . — — Map (db m187206) WM
On Mentor Drive at State Highway 3, on the right when traveling west on Mentor Drive.
The Phillips Memorial Cemetery began with the death of Kneeland Britton in the 1870s. It was situated on the Kneeland and Sylvia Britton land next to the Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad. Priscilla Britton Phillips and her husband Albert . . . — — Map (db m187171) HM
Near Dike Road, 0.1 miles west of Skyland Drive, on the left when traveling east.
The SS Highflyer exploded in the Main Slip on 4-17-1947 after being set on fire by the SS Grandcamp which exploded in the North Slip on 4-16-1947. It is dedicated in memory of those who died and in honor of those who survived to make Texas City a . . . — — Map (db m52768) HM
Near 25th Avenue North (State Highway 197) at 29th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
This anchor was blown from the S.S. Grandcamp when this ship blew up on April 16, 1947, while moored at Texas City Terminal docks. The anchor, which weighed approximately 3200 lbs. originally, was projected from the ship to a point on Pan American . . . — — Map (db m50168) HM
On 25th Avenue (State Highway 197) at 29th Street, on the left when traveling east on 25th Avenue.
Killed in World War I
Julius Cordell
Lewis A. Diroux
Raymond Paul
Sidney White
Killed in the Korean Conflict
Jessie S. Bell
Antonio Garcia, Jr.
Arthur L. Graham
Mariano Jacques, Jr.
Ronnie Johnson
Jesus . . . — — Map (db m187201) WM
On 25th Avenue (State Highway 197) at 29th Street, on the left when traveling east on 25th Avenue.
Killed in World War II
Moses Brown
Curtis Browning
Frances E. (Buster) Bryant
J.H. Calhoun
C.E. Camp
Luther O. Christman
Jim K. Dale, Jr.
Jack Davis
Ellis Haven Davison
T.W. Edler, Jr.
Erdith Farley
John Morris Garner . . . — — Map (db m187208) WM
On South Bell Drive at Jackson Lane, on the right when traveling south on South Bell Drive.
During Reconstruction former slaves founded a community known as the Settlement on land platted by Judge William J. Jones for purchase by freedmen. Prior to this, a number of cattlemen moved to this area with their slaves. During the Civil War, . . . — — Map (db m145355) HM
Near Bay Street near 14th Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
A number of families settled along Galveston Bay in the 1830s after land grants were awarded to veterans of the republic of Texas army and navy. An early community at this site became known officially as Shoal Point in 1878 when a U. S. Post . . . — — Map (db m201937) HM
Near Bay Street North near 14th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
Empresario Stephen F. Austin urged Mexico to improve foreign trade by establishing ports in the Galveston area as early as 1825. Historical references suggest Austinia was settled in the 1830s as part of Austin's foreign trade efforts in this area. . . . — — Map (db m50277) HM
On 6th Street North (State Highway 197) at 4th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 6th Street North.
In the 1870s native Tejanos organized Sociedades Mutualistas, mutual aid societies designed to protect their interests from the growing Anglo population of Texas. Although most of the early settlers of this area were of English, French, and . . . — — Map (db m118079) HM
On 9th Avenue North (County Route 1764) at Phoenix Lane, on the right when traveling east on 9th Avenue North.
This community traces its origin to settlement by a few families along the bayshore in the mid-1800s. Completion in 1854 of the Half Moon Shoal Lighthouse, a Federal project near the present day Texas City Dike, hastened the formation of a village . . . — — Map (db m52591) HM
On Bay Street at Dike Road, on the right when traveling north on Bay Street.
In early efforts to develop a major port here on Galveston Bay, Texas City capitalists, acting against the advice of engineers, dug a ship channel directly through and across the Bay's natural water line. As a result, currents carried silt into . . . — — Map (db m150479) HM
Near 25th Avenue North (State Highway 197) near 29th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
On April 16 and 17, 1947, disastrous explosions aboard two ships docked at the Texas City port killed hundreds of people. In the weeks that followed, relief workers led by the American Red Cross and other volunteers labored to identify the victims. . . . — — Map (db m50169) HM
On Loop State Highway 197, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
Minnesota investors and brothers Jacob R. and Henry H. Myers and Augustus B. Wolvin formed the Texas City Improvement Company in 1893 and developed a port facility and townsite here. By 1897 the company had built a rail spur line linking its port . . . — — Map (db m231732) HM
On Bay Street South at 2nd Avenue South, on the right when traveling south on Bay Street South.
The Texas City Transportation Company established the Texas Sugar Refining Company in 1910 to increase its profits by locating a sugar refinery at the Texas City port. A ten-acre tract on this site was chosen as early as 1910, but negotiations . . . — — Map (db m231760) HM
On South Bell Drive at Eunice Street, on the right when traveling south on South Bell Drive.
During the American Civil War, the Confederacy relied heavily on slave labor to maintain daily functions while many of the white men were fulfilling duties as soldiers. Many of the men who founded the 1867 Settlement were slaves and because of the . . . — — Map (db m187191) HM
On Texas City Port Boulevard (Loop State Highway 197) at Dock Road, on the right when traveling north on Texas City Port Boulevard. Reported missing.
The first oil refinery built in Texas City was established in 1908 by the Texas City Refining Company. Contractor J. C. Black and more than 100 craftsmen constructed the refinery. Processing equipment included eleven stills, storage tanks, and a . . . — — Map (db m231731) HM
On Dike Road, 0.1 miles west of Skyline Drive, on the left when traveling east.
On April 16, 1947, three ships--the "Grandcamp", the "High Flyer", and the "Wilson B. Keene"--were docked in the Texas City port. They were loaded with cargo, including ammonium nitrate fertilizer, bound for Europe to assist in the Post-World War . . . — — Map (db m201935) HM
On Bay Street North at 14th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on Bay Street North.
An increasing number of disturbances along Texas' Rio Grande border after Civil War broke out in Mexico in 1910 prompted U. S. President William Taft to consider increasing the U. S. Military presence in the area. Hugh B. Moore, Texas City . . . — — Map (db m150468) HM
On Bay Street North near 14th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
Site, childhood home of Jimmy (1900-1934) and Walter (1901-1935) Wedell - aviation pioneers. Jimmy designed, built, raced planes with financier Harry Williams Operated early airline at time of death in crash, held world's land plane speed record. . . . — — Map (db m231730) HM
On Bay Street North at 14th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on Bay Street North.
Virginia native William Jefferson Jones received his license to practice law at age 19. He was an associate of Mirabeau B. Lamar, future president of the Republic of Texas, in a Georgia newspaper enterprise. Urged by Lamar to move to Texas, Jones . . . — — Map (db m50275) HM
