Historical Markers in Wells, Texas

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Historical Markers in Wells, Texas

1 ► Texas, Cherokee County, Wells — 12344 — Falvey Memorial United Methodist Church —

In the late 1860s or early 1870s, Republic of Texas Army veteran James H. Bowman offered one hundred acres of land to the Rev. W.D. Lewis, Sr., of nearby Barsola, on the condition that he move to the Mt. Hope community for the purpose of . . . — — Map (db m40680) HM

2 ► Texas, Cherokee County, Wells — 11802 — Homer-Alto Road —

As the population increased in Angelina and Cherokee counties in the 1860s, a formal system of roads began to take shape. Until that time, roads were usually forged by farmers and other pioneers carrying goods to market or traveling to new homes, as . . . — — Map (db m28167) HM

3 ► Texas, Cherokee County, Wells — 11807 — Mt. Hope Cemetery — (2 miles Southeast) —

Joseph H. Bowman, a veteran of the Texas War for Independence from Mexico, offered one hundred acres of land to the Rev. W.D. Lewis to come to Mt. Hope community and establish a Methodist church and cemetery. The Rev. Mr. Lewis agreed and the . . . — — Map (db m28138) HM

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