On East Main Street at Farm to Market Road 2493, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
On this site, the historic town well of Bullard marks the origin of the community. In 1883, the Kansas and Gulf Short Line railroad extended tracks from Tyler to Lufkin, and the town of Bullard, named for postmaster John Henry Bullard, supplanted . . . — — Map (db m100942) HM
On Farm to Market Road 346, 0.1 miles south of County Route 1353, on the right when traveling south.
At this site was the camp of the Army of the Republic of Texas under Generals Edward Burleson, Thomas J. Rusk, Albert Sydney Johnston, Hugh McLeod, Kelsey B. Douglas and Col. Willis H. Landrum just before they engaged Chief Bowles of the Cherokees . . . — — Map (db m91603) HM
Near Farm to Market Road 346, 0.1 miles south of County Route 1353, on the left when traveling south.
War of 1812 veteran John Dewberry came to Texas in 1835 and was listed as a resident of Tyler by 1845. A successful businessman and cotton farmer, he served on the commission to locate county boundaries and a county seat after the creation of Smith . . . — — Map (db m91520) HM
On Farm to Market Road 2710 at County Route 4126, on the left on Route 2710.
In 1879 William Lee Henderson (b. 1808), his wife Eleanor Shelby (b. 1817) and their nine children moved from their Alabama home to Texas by wagon train. Church records indicate worship services were held in a shelter built by the Hendersons shortly . . . — — Map (db m34730) HM
On Mineola Highway (U.S. 69) at Old Mineola Highway (County Route 431), on the left when traveling north on Mineola Highway.
On Burleson Lake, 3.5 miles west of here was last Cherokee War Camp of the Army of the Republic of Texas
Under Gen. Kelsey H. Douglass, Gen. Thomas J. Rusk, Gen. Edward Burleson, and Col. Willis H. Landrum. Texas Secretary of War Albert . . . — — Map (db m92517) HM
On County Route 4105, 0.3 miles south of County Route 4104, on the right when traveling north.
This congregation was organized by 12 charter members in 1890. The Rev. David Skiles was chosen as the first pastor and M. W. Wadsworth as first elder. Services were held in the nearby Nebo community schoolhouse until about 1895 when the addition of . . . — — Map (db m236772) HM
On Old Mineola Highway (County Route 431) 0.1 miles south of Lem Pool Road (County Route 4419), on the left when traveling north.
In 1929, one of ten erosion control research stations in the United States was set up southeast of this site for the purpose of studying erosion problems and the effectiveness of erosion control methods. This was one of the first organized efforts . . . — — Map (db m91838) HM
Near Old Dallas-Shreveport Road (County Road 452) 0.3 miles west of Old Mineola Highway (County Road 431), on the right when traveling west.
The family of Thomas and Frances Maria Drake Flewellen came to Texas from Georgia and Arkansas in the 1850s. In 1859, Thomas Flewellen purchased 1,426 acres of rich farmland on which he established his home and a large farm. When Frances Maria died . . . — — Map (db m91833) HM
On Pineview Lane, 0.3 miles west of Leisure Lane, on the left when traveling west.
This site once overlooked the plantation home of Richard B. Hubbard (1800-1864) and his wife Serena Carter, who came here from Georgia in 1854. They operated a prosperous 720-acre plantation with 44 slaves. Their son Richard Bennett Hubbard . . . — — Map (db m91835) HM
On U.S. 69, 0.2 miles south of County Route 461, on the right when traveling south.
Anglo settlement of the Gum Springs area in Smith County was underway when the community name changed to Starrville in 1852, in honor of pioneer Russel Julius Starr. Located on the Dallas-Shreveport Freight Route, Starrville included a post office, . . . — — Map (db m33407) HM
On County Road 4122 at Old Dallas-Shreveport Road (County Road 452), on the left when traveling north on County Road 4122.
Organized in 1894 by the Rev. W.L. Pate, this congregation was named for its proximity to the Sabine River. Land for the church, school, and cemetery was donated by Joe Crone. The fellowship was served first by circuit preachers, but in 1922 began . . . — — Map (db m91830) HM
On Old Mineola Highway (County Route 431) 0.2 miles west of Lem Pool Road (County Route 4119), on the right when traveling north.
James K. Beene settled in this area in 1845 and established a post office called Flora in 1849. John and Delila Austin and their daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Willis Jones, bought adjacent farms in 1850. Flora community grew up around their . . . — — Map (db m91839) HM
On Old Dallas-Shreveport Road (County Road 452) at Old Mineola Highway (County Road 431), on the right when traveling west on Old Dallas-Shreveport Road.
In this vicinity extended the Vial-Fragosa Trail blazed in 1788 by Pierre Vial and Francisco Xavier Fragosa on their way from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Natchitoches, Louisiana — — Map (db m91831) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 69) south of West Van Street, on the right when traveling south.
Mack “Kay” Whisenhunt purchased three lots on Main Street and commissioned this house in 1928 for his wife Mary and three children. Whisenhunt was a Lindale native who owned area cotton gins and a canning factory and served as City . . . — — Map (db m91840) HM
Near Farm to Market Road 345, 0.5 miles east of County Route 230.
Born in Maury County, Tenn., came to Texas in 1845 with his wife, Jane Jameson Overton, and mother, Susan Alexander Overton. He received land grants totaling 1600 acres. His wife died in 1849, and he married Mary D. Walker in 1852. They had 11 . . . — — Map (db m92049) HM
On Farm to Market Road 345, 0.1 miles west of County Road 230, on the right when traveling west.
Promoters Alexander Douglas, Thomas Weatherby, and Mitus White platted the townsite of Canton in 1850 near the junction of two main roads, one leading to the county seat at Tyler. Although the post office was renamed Clopton in 1852 and the name was . . . — — Map (db m92017) HM
On Erwin Street, 0.1 miles east of S. Fannin Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Houston architect Eugene T. Heiner and builder Henry Kane designed and built this structure in 1880-81 to serve as Smith County's fourth jail. An 1894 second-story addition doubled the jail's cell space. The building was replaced by a new jail in . . . — — Map (db m88455) HM
On U.S. 271 near Loop State Highway 323, on the right when traveling north.
The issues of African Americans in the military became a keystone of controversy involving the politics of prisoner
of war exchange. This issue did not start in the east, but in the theater of the Mississippi river, and Camp Ford
became a . . . — — Map (db m60186) HM
On County Road 313W, 0.2 miles west of State Park Highway (Farm to Market Road 14), on the left when traveling west.
Records of the Smith County Baptist Association indicate that this congregation was established in 1851. Members held worship services in homes and in the local schoolhouse until they built their first sanctuary in 1857. Since the church had only . . . — — Map (db m92265) HM
Near West Ferguson Street east of North College Avenue.
Gentry served as a U.S. Congressman and Texas Highway Commission Chair. He was instrumental in the development of Texas Farm Roads and the Interstate Highway System. He also was a benefactor to Tyler Junior College. — — Map (db m105740) HM
Near Bellwood Road west of South Peach Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Rev. Cornelius Moses Butler and Trustees of the East Texas Baptist Association founded East Texas Baptist Academy in 1905. The Association was created to improve educational opportunities for African American youth in and around the City of Tyler. . . . — — Map (db m91503) HM
Near U.S. 271 near Loop State Highway 323, on the right when traveling north.
J.B. Leake was a Lieutenant Colonel in the 20th Iowa. Captured at the battle of Stirling Plantation near Morganza, Louisiana September 29, 1863, he arrived in the first large group of prisoners on October 23, 1863. Lt. Col. Leake, being the . . . — — Map (db m60596) HM
Near East Ferguson Street west of North Spring Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
"A Grateful Nation Remembers"
U.S. Army Infantry Replacement Center
was located 8 miles NE of Tyler on US
271. An estimated 150,000 men received
basic combat training during WWII. — — Map (db m111841) HM
On U.S. 271 near Hillcrest Road (County Road 3177), on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
Numerous military bases were expanded or established throughout Texas during World War II. Originally planned as an Air Corps installation, construction of Camp Fannin began in late 1942. Named in honor of Texas revolutionary hero James Walker . . . — — Map (db m236916) HM
On U.S. 271 near Hillcrest Road (County Road 3177), on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
Camp Fannin was also the site of an internment camp, with the first prisoners of war (POWs) from Germany's Afrika Korps arriving in Oct. 1943. By early 1944, the military designated the site a POW base camp that administered a number of smaller . . . — — Map (db m236914) HM
On University Drive / Clinic Boulevard near U.S. 271, on the right when traveling west.
The camp was named in honor of Col. James Walker Fannin, who was killed at the Battle of Goliad in the Texas Revolution. It opened in March, 1943, the first cadre from Camp Robinson, Arkansas arrived in March 1943 and the first trainees arrived in . . . — — Map (db m61703) HM WM
On U.S. 271 at Loop State Highway 323, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 271.
On this site during the Civil War was located Camp Ford the largest prisoner of war compound for Union troops west of Mississippi river named in honor of Col. John S. "Rip" Ford who originally established a training camp here in 1862. It was . . . — — Map (db m26916) HM
On U.S. 271 near Loop State Highway 323, on the right when traveling north.
During the winter of 1863-64 the camp housed only about 170 prisoners, mostly officers. Life was generally
pleasant and the men were well treated. Prison crafts and endeavors flourished. Fairly substantial log cabins were
erected. Streets . . . — — Map (db m60203) HM
On U.S. 271 near Loop State Highway 323, on the right when traveling north.
In March 1862, the movement of the Confederate army in Northern Arkansas to the Mississippi River left the northern frontier of the Trans-Mississippi virtually defenseless. Immediate efforts in Texas were made to raise new regiments for service . . . — — Map (db m60180) HM
On U.S. 271 near Loop State Highway 323, on the right when traveling north.
Camp Ford had the distinction of having the most naval prisoners of any camp, North or South. There was no coordination between the branches, with each responsible for arranging the exchange of their men. By the fall of 1864, the naval prisoners, . . . — — Map (db m60184) HM
On U.S. 271 near Loop State Highway 323, on the right when traveling north.
In June 1863, CS General Richard Taylor commenced a campaign in South Louisiana that resulted in the capture of a number of Union troops in the Morgan City area. The enlisted men were paroled, but the officers were detained and sent to Shreveport. . . . — — Map (db m60181) HM
On U.S. 271 near Loop State Highway 323, on the right when traveling north.
The initial guards at the camp were local militia commanded by a regular officer, Captain S.M. Warner. With the
arrival of the Fordoche prisoners in October 1863, their numbers were inadequate, and an independent Cavalry
company, the . . . — — Map (db m60197) HM
The initial prisoners to arrive at Camp Ford were kept in the open with no stockade. Panic resulted with the arrival with over 600 prisoners October 23, 1863. The Camp Commander, Col. R.T.P. Allen, with only 40 guards, discovered a plot among the . . . — — Map (db m59725) HM
On South Chilton Avenue at West Rusk Street, on the right when traveling south on South Chilton Avenue.
In 1887 Horace and Mary (Grinnan) Chilton acquired land in the Yarbrough addition and soon after started construction on a house for their family. The design, by an unknown architect, is reportedly modeled after Mary’s childhood home in Virginia. . . . — — Map (db m91799) HM
On South Bois d'Arc Avenue at West Elm Street, on the right when traveling north on South Bois d'Arc Avenue.
The Rt. Rev. Alexander Gregg, first bishop of Texas, began missionary work with this congregation in 1866-1867. The earliest worship services were held in borrowed facilities. The first rector was Hungarian-born Emir Bela Gyeita Cardis Hamvasy, who . . . — — Map (db m91547) HM
On North College Avenue at West Erwin Street, on the left when traveling south on North College Avenue.
In area opened 1839 to white settlers by Republic of Texas victories over Cherokee Indians whose trails led the way to good springs, fine farmlands, useful salines. The first Legislature of the state of Texas named the town (founded 1846) for . . . — — Map (db m91468) HM
On North Bois d'Arc Avenue north of West Wilson Street, on the left when traveling north.
(front)
School named for Texas Confederate
Colonel Bryan Marsh
1833-1901
Alabama native, came to Tyler, 1854. 1861 was captain Co. C, 17th Texas Cavalry. In 1863 Confederate campaigns to prevent split of South along . . . — — Map (db m91362) HM
On Hubbard Drive west of Chad Drive, on the left when traveling east.
(south face)
School named for Texas Confederate
Colonel Richard B. Hubbard
1832-1901
Georgia-born, came to Texas 1853. Tyler lawyer, politician. State legislator. Raised 5th Tex. Inf. Bn., merged 1862 in Hubbard's Regt., 22nd . . . — — Map (db m91592) HM
On South Saunders Avenue at East Earle Street, on the right when traveling south on South Saunders Avenue.
(east face)
School named for Texas Confederate
Colonel Thomas R. Bonner
1836-1891
Born in Mississippi. Came to Texas 1849. In Texas militia at start of Civil War. Elected captain Co. C, 18th Tex. Infantry, C.S.A., 1862. . . . — — Map (db m91433) HM
On West Ferguson Street at North Bois d'Arc Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Ferguson Street.
Organized on April 8, 1848, with six charter members, this congregation first met in a log cabin courthouse on the town square. Led by elders W. H. Ray and W. B. Langston, services were held monthly, with members being called by the blowing of a . . . — — Map (db m91472) HM
On South Broadway Avenue (U.S. 69) at Loop State Highway 323, on the right when traveling north on South Broadway Avenue.
The first known record of a Christian (Disciples of Christ) Church in Tyler appears in an 1859 deed that secured title to property on which a red brick sanctuary was built. With the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, the fellowship was disbanded. . . . — — Map (db m232350) HM
On South Chilton Avenue at West Phillips Street, on the left when traveling south on South Chilton Avenue.
School officials acquired two acres here in 1907 from Horace Chilton and in 1908 built an 8-room white stone schoolhouse. The elementary school was named for Franklin N. Gary, an early settler of this area noted for his support of public education. . . . — — Map (db m237008) HM
Near North Broadway Avenue south of West Bow Street, on the left when traveling north.
Begun by Gallatin Smith, as "Bonnie Castle." Bought, 1866, by Dr. S.A. Goodman. Enlarged by his son, Major W.J. Goodman, surgeon in 13th Texas Infantry, C.S.A.
Remodeled in 1920's by Mrs. Sallie Goodman LeGrand, the Major's last survivor. . . . — — Map (db m91359) HM
Near West Erwin Street east of South College Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Richard Bennett Hubbard, Jr. settled in Tyler, Texas in 1853. He was Governor of Texas from 1876 to 1879 and United States Envoy to Japan from 1885 to 1889. — — Map (db m111863) HM
Near West Ferguson Street east of North College Avenue.
Born in Tyler, Gary was responsible for organizing the Smith County Rifles. He was also a soldier, public servant, diplomat to Egypt and minister to Switzerland. — — Map (db m105735) HM
On East 5th Street (State Highway 64) at County Road 273, on the right when traveling west on East 5th Street.
A quarter mile north of this site is "Headache Springs," noted for its healing mineral waters.
During the Civil War, as sea blockades cut off imports, a Confederate medical laboratory operated here. One of nine, and only one west of Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m91861) HM
On East Erwin Street east of North Spring Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Henry M. Morgan was born in Smith County, Texas. Mr. Morgan furthered his education at East Texas Academy, later named Butler College. He received a LLB degree from Summerville Law College, Dallas, Texas,and also studied at Wiley College.
Mr. . . . — — Map (db m91378) HM
On East Erwin Street east of North Spring Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
On August 25, 1895, Henry Miller Morgan was born in Tyler's St. Louis community to Henry and Alice Ingram Morgan. He attended school in the St. Louis community, completing his education at East Texas Academy, which later became Butler College. He is . . . — — Map (db m91360) HM
Near West Front Street (State Highway 31) east of Rose Park Drive.
The property that is now home to the Tyler Rose Garden was first purchased by the City of Tyler in 1912 for the construction of a park and fairgrounds. After many years and at the urging of the former American Rose Society President Dr. Horace . . . — — Map (db m137064) HM
On County Road 494, 0.2 miles east of Jim Hogg Road (County Route 431), on the left when traveling east.
In early 1857 the Rev. J. S. Bledsoe began preaching in a post oak grove near the Hopewell community. By 1858 the Hopewell Baptist Church was organized with 30 members and the Rev. J. S. Bledsoe as first pastor. Harvey Yarborough deeded 10 acres . . . — — Map (db m91828) HM
Near Meadors Cemetery Road (County Road 2121) 0.3 miles east of Monarch Road (County Road 2214).
Migrating in 1840 from Alabama to Texas, James Calhoun Hill led the first permanent settlers into this vicinity. He served on the commission that ran boundaries of Smith County and platted the county seat in 1846. Prospering as a surveyor and . . . — — Map (db m92016) HM
On South Fannin Avenue north of East Front Street (Texas Highway 31), on the right when traveling north.
Built about 1873, this was the home of John B. Douglas (1843-1893), a Civil War veteran, merchant and city official, and his wife Ketura (Kettie) Walker Douglas (1845-1912), a local church and civic leader. The area around this site was an . . . — — Map (db m91432) HM
On North Carlyle Avenue at East Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on North Carlyle Avenue.
(east face)
School named for Texas Confederate
Major James P. Douglas
1836-1901
Born in South Carolina. Came to Texas 1848. Led 50 Tyler men, 1861, to join 50 in Dallas to form Good-Douglas Battery - only Texas artillery . . . — — Map (db m91369) HM
On South Bois d'Arc Avenue at West Erwin Street, on the right when traveling south on South Bois d'Arc Avenue.
First church in Smith County. Organized 1848 by the Revs. Sam Box and Alexander Douglas. Had all-faiths services at first in log cabin on Courthouse Square, later in Adams blacksmith shop, south of Square. In 1852 built across street from this site, . . . — — Map (db m91304) HM
On New Harmony Road (Farm to Market Road 724) 0.2 miles north of Gimble Road (County Route 414), on the left when traveling north.
This congregation was established in 1867 and accepted into the Cherokee Baptist Association in 1869. Seven of the church's nineteen charter members are buried in New Harmony Cemetery, established in 1870. Early services were held in a log building . . . — — Map (db m91504) HM
Originally called Lollar's Cemetery and later City Cemetery, this burial ground was located on land purchased by John Lollar in 1846. Five acres were reserved for cemetery use when Lollar sold his land to John Madison Patterson in 1849. Burials . . . — — Map (db m91543) HM
On West Fourth Street (State Highway 64/110) at South College Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Fourth Street.
Founded in 1862 by J.C. Short and Wm. S. N. Biscoe (both gunsmiths) and Col. Geo. Yarbrough. In 2-story brick main building, on 125 acre site, contracted to make for State of Texas 5,000 rifles for the arming of troops in the Civil War. After . . . — — Map (db m91303) HM
On Health Center Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Our Land - Our Heritage
1894 - 1942
Dedicated to those who
sacrificed their land and
heritage when Camp Fannin
displaced a number of families
from their original homesteads.
Placed in remembrance and
acknowledgement of . . . — — Map (db m62658) HM WM
On Pine Springs Road (County Route 334) at Donaldson Lane (County Route 328E), on the left when traveling north on Pine Springs Road.
In 1881, E.S. Cook and Perry Ray, trustees for the Pine Springs School community, purchased nearby land for the construction of a schoolhouse. Soon after, the Pine Springs Baptist Church of Christ was organized under the direction of the Rev. Marcus . . . — — Map (db m92263) HM
On Dixie Drive (County Route 1143) 0.2 miles south of Texas Highway 64, on the left when traveling south.
This church was organized as early as 1854 when a deed for 2.5 acres was issued to the board of trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. According to oral history, the congregation first met in a log cabin on the property. The structure . . . — — Map (db m91309) HM
On South Broadway Avenue at West Houston Street, on the right when traveling south on South Broadway Avenue.
An important example of turn-of-the-century domestic architecture, the home of Thomas Brown and Mary Josephine (Spencer) Ramey was crafted of virgin cypress and southern heart pine in 1903. The architectural style of the house is typical of the . . . — — Map (db m91754) HM
Georgia native Richard Bennett Hubbard came to Texas in 1853 and set up a law practice in Tyler with B. T. Selman, later a state senator. Politically active, Hubbard became a leading spokesman for the Democratic Party. His early career in government . . . — — Map (db m91545) HM
On West Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard at Ramey Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard.
Through the joint efforts of Dr. Booker T. Washington, President of Tuskegee University, and Julius Rosenwald, a Jewish American philanthropist, more than 200 schools and related buildings were constructed in rural, Black communities in East Texas. . . . — — Map (db m243515) HM
On South Broadway Avenue at E 3rd st, on the right when traveling south on South Broadway Avenue.
Entrepreneur and property owner Rudolph Berfeld was a significant figure in the development of the city of Tyler. Bergfeld was born in Wisconsin and as a youth apprenticed at his uncle's jewelry business in Germany. He returned to the U.S. in 1874 . . . — — Map (db m237022) HM
Near West Erwin Street east of South College Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Senator Pollard served Texas as a Representative for three years and then as Senator for ten years, supporting legislation for oil and gas and the creation of Texas Tech University. — — Map (db m111865) HM
On Pine Springs Road (County Route 334) 0.2 miles south of Fielder Road (County Route 330), on the right when traveling south.
Members of the Peter Shamburger family came to this area of Texas from Mississippi in 1847. Peter and his family lived near Starrville. His son, Mathew, married Julia Ann Shockley in 1849 and settled in the Fruit community (later renamed Pine . . . — — Map (db m92264) HM
On South Robertson Avenue at Mockingbird Lane, on the left when traveling south on South Robertson Avenue.
Site of
Confederate Arms Factory
Built in 1862
by Short, Biscoe and Company
A contract made in 1862 with
the State of Texas
to furnish 5000 guns
was annulled in 1863,
as needed material and labor
could not be secured.
The . . . — — Map (db m91302) HM
Near Blue Mountain Boulevard north of West Cumberland Road, on the right when traveling north.
In 1846, Mary M. "Polly" Long received 640 acres in this area from the State of Texas. She deeded half to her son, Richard B. Long, in 1852. He sold this tract in 1881, reserving one acre to preserve the existing cemetery, which was used as early as . . . — — Map (db m91522) HM
On State Highway 64 at Dixie Drive (County Road 1143), on the right when traveling west on State Highway 64.
Formed from Nacogdoches County
Created April 11, 1846, organized
July 13, 1846, named in honor of
General James Smith
pioneer soldier and stateman,
friend of General Sam Houston,
Thomas J. Rusk and J. Pinckney
Henderson
Born . . . — — Map (db m91277) HM
On North Broadway Avenue north of East Erwin Street, on the right when traveling north.
Soon after its establishment in 1846, Smith County became an important legal center in East Texas. The first legal proceeding to take place in the county was a district court session held in an abandoned one-room log cabin in Tyler in December 1846. . . . — — Map (db m91381) HM
On North Broadway Avenue at West Erwin Street, on the right when traveling south on North Broadway Avenue.
(east face)
Smith County
C.S.A.
Major center of Confederate activity during Civil War. Many distinguished men and military units served south. The largest ordnance plant west of the Mississippi River manufactured "Tyler . . . — — Map (db m91380) HM
On Rose Park Drive, 0.1 miles south of West Front Street (Texas Highway 31), on the left when traveling south.
A combination of sandy soil, year-round rainfall, and a long growing season make the Tyler area ideal for rose propagation. First known commercial production began here in the 1870s when industry pioneers such as G.A. McKee and Mathew Shamburger . . . — — Map (db m91974) HM
On South Broadway Avenue at East Charnwood Street, on the right when traveling north on South Broadway Avenue.
This residence was built in 1906 for prominent Tyler businessman Walter Connally. Connally’s business interests included banking, ownership of a gin equipment firm, and part ownership in a hardware company. After his death in 1918, Connally’s widow . . . — — Map (db m91798) HM
On West Erwin Street east of North College Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
At a time of low crop production and depressed farm economy, Smith County became the birthplace of the County Agricultural Agent concept. This occurred in an historic meeting Nov. 12, 1906, in an opera house near this site. Present were Dr. . . . — — Map (db m91382) HM
On Dean Road (County Route 1141) 0.5 miles south of Old Chandler Highway (County Route 1134), on the right when traveling south.
On land bought Jan. 22, 1863, by Frances Clarenda Rice Dean (1836-76) with Confederate pay sent home from Civil War post by husband, Major John Dean (1831-1902). Using Louisiana heart pine lumber that he himself milled and seasoned, Dean had house . . . — — Map (db m91837) HM
On West Oakwood Street at North Confederate Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Oakwood Street.
This structure began as a dog-trot log cabin erected before 1854 by John Lollar and later owned by pioneer doctor J.C. Moore. It was sold in 1871 to John M. Patterson (1817-94) and acquired in 1880 by his son, John P. Patterson (1847-1911). In 1882 . . . — — Map (db m91292) HM
On East Amherst Street at Bain Place, on the left when traveling east on East Amherst Street.
Thomas G. Pollard was an attorney and legislator whose work improved the lives of East Texans. While in college, Pollard married Edna Martin, with whom he reared three children, and was elected as a State Representative (1919-21). After being . . . — — Map (db m91523) HM
On West Ferguson Street east of North College Avenue.
Bonner was a farmer, soldier, banker, lawyer and Speaker of the the House for the Texas Legislature. He founded the first bank in Tyler and was instrumental in building the Tyler railroad. — — Map (db m105741) HM
Near North College Avenue north of West Erwin Street.
It served as the City's library for 75 years, until a new one was opened in 1979. It was financed by a $15,000 gift from Andrew Carnegie and by citizens who raised $2,000 to buy the land. — — Map (db m105552) HM
On West Elm Street at South College Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Elm Street.
Five Tyler Women’s clubs, the First Literary Club, Bachelor Maids, Quid Nunc, Sherwood Club and Athenian Club, collectively known as the Federated Women’s Clubs of Tyler, worked several years to form a series of libraries for this growing East . . . — — Map (db m187655) HM
Near West Erwin Street near South College Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The Tyler Civic Theatre Center is a historic venue for community performances. Dedicated in 1951, it is the largest continuously operating theatre "in-the-round" in the United States. — — Map (db m111862) HM
Once considered the largest business training school in America, the college educated students in subjects ranging from business to petroleum geology and cotton classing. — — Map (db m105555) HM
On South College Avenue south of West Erwin Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1894, C.L. and Noah Adair opened the Adair Normal School to provide a University-level education, but the school closed in 1896. In 1899, a charter was filed with the Secretary of State's office for Tyler Commercial College. The college used a . . . — — Map (db m91469) HM
Near South Baxter Avenue north of East Fifth Street, on the right when traveling north.
Tyler Junior College was established in 1926 during the formative years of the junior college movement in Texas. This institution began as an extension of the Tyler public school system with school superintendent G.O. Clough serving as its first . . . — — Map (db m33549) HM
Near West Ferguson Street at North College Avenue.
The library has served to expand the horizons and dreams of Tyler's citizens while connecting them to the cultural and historic heritage of mankind. — — Map (db m105733) HM
On East Oakwood Street east of North Spring Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
To provide for shipment of locally-grown fruits, vegetables, and cotton to distant markets, a group of Tyler citizens proposed a railroad to connect the town with major rail lines nearby. The promoters included R.B. Hubbard, later governor of Texas; . . . — — Map (db m91306) HM
Near West Houston Street at South Vine Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Built about 1880 for attorney Harrison Moores Whitaker and his wife, Mattie, daughter of Texas Supreme Court Justice Micajah H. Bonner, this is one of the few remaining high Victorian residences in Tyler. The home was purchased by Mattie's sister, . . . — — Map (db m91505) HM
On South Broadway Avenue at West Dobbs Street, on the right when traveling south on South Broadway Avenue.
The Woman's Building Association, a branch of the Tyler Woman's Forum, was chartered in 1928 to direct the construction of this facility. When completed in 1932, it provided meeting rooms, an auditorium, and a library for the Woman's Forum and other . . . — — Map (db m91542) HM
On County Road 1148, on the left when traveling north.
The oldest known graveyard in the Dixie area, Wood-Verner cemetery is named for two families who owned land surrounding the site. The earliest marked grave is that of John Gordon, who died in 1850. Affiliated with the local Methodist church for much . . . — — Map (db m33551) HM
On East Ferguson Street west of North Spring Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
George H. Yarbrough (1826-99) came to Tyler from Alabama in 1854, and entered into partnership with Col. Alfred Ferguson in a general mercantile enterprise. About 1859, Yarbrough built this hand-made brick structure, the first 3-story edifice in . . . — — Map (db m91333) HM
On East Main Street (Farm to Market Road 346) at Hummingbird Lane, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
Anglo settlement of this area began in the 1840s. The community of Whitehouse, which grew up around a white painted schoolhouse, began in the early 1850s.
A church congregation, called New Hope Church of Christ, Baptist, was organized in . . . — — Map (db m92058) HM
On State Highway 155, 0.3 miles south of County Route 313E, on the right when traveling north.
Elisha Everett Lott moved to Harrison County, Texas in 1840. Elected to the Republic of Texas Congress in 1842, he helped open this area of Texas for settlement. He moved here in 1845, and in 1846 was instrumental in the organization of Smith County . . . — — Map (db m33412) HM
On Dallas Street (Farm to Market Road 16) at Tyler Street, on the right when traveling west on Dallas Street.
Established in 1849 by Pastor William H. Ray and 15 charter members, this church was originally called Harris Creek Baptist Church. The congregation met once a month in members' homes until a pine log church building was erected in 1850. A new . . . — — Map (db m92269) HM
On Harris Creek Church Road (County Road 336) 0.2 miles south of County Road 41, on the right when traveling south.
Harris Creek Baptist Church organized in Oct. 1849, with 15 charter members and elder William H. Ray elected as pastor. Ray, who organized the First Baptist Church of Tyler the previous year, preached at Harris Creek for two years before resigning . . . — — Map (db m88746) HM
On Harris Creek Church Road (County Road 336) 0.2 miles south of County Road 41, on the right when traveling south.
Came to Texas, 1833. Became a
soldier in the Texas army, 1836.
Was commissioned Lieutenant of
Rangers by Sam Houston, President
of Texas.
Fought for Texas during the
Vasquez and Woll invasions. Had
horse shot from under him in . . . — — Map (db m88745) HM
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