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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1077_pioneer-texas-oil-man_Nacogdoches-TX.html
Born in Virginia. Came with parents to Texas, 1842. Married Angelina Thomas. Had 9 children.
Drilled the first oil well in Texas, 1866. If efforts to drill early in 1859 had succeeded, he would have completed first oil well in the United State…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML1F_westminster-presbyterian-church_Nacogdoches-TX.html
Presbyterians have long played an important role in Nacogdoches; the earliest Presbyterian influence here dates to the 1830s, with several churches organizing later in the century. In 1893, the Rev. B.A. Hodges and twelve founding members establis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKBI_durst-taylor-house_Nacogdoches-TX.html
The family of Andres De Acosta, who settled in Nacogdoches in 1779, owned this property as early as 1809. Acosta sold the property, which included a house to Joseph Durst (1789-1843) in 1827. Durst, who was alcalde of Nacogdoches when he bought th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK2U_the-fredonia-rebellion_Nacogdoches-TX.html
For a brief while, the flag that flew over Nacogdoches Plaza Principal was the red-and-white banner of Haden Edwards' forty-four-day Fredonia Rebellion.
Edwards had obtained a grant from Mexico to settle 800 families in East Texas in the Nacogd…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJWM_eugenia-sterne-park_Nacogdoches-TX.html
March 2―Texas Independence Day in 1836―was the birthday of Sam Houston in 1783 and of Eva Helena Eugenia Sterne in 1829. On October 25, 1841, Republic of Texas President Sam Houston presented the land of this present-day Eugenia Sterne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJW4_the-treaty_Nacogdoches-TX.html
The date was February 23, 1836, and the situation for Texas was desperate. Santa Anna with about 6,000 troops was on the march towards the Alamo with the intent of smashing the small, poorly-organized, and ill-equipped army of Texans along with th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJSZ_homesite-of-john-s-roberts_Nacogdoches-TX.html
A native of Virginia, came to Texas in 1826.An active participant in the struggle for Texas Independence. One of the leaders in Battle of Nacogdoches. Delegate to Consultation, November 3, 1835. Commanded the Nacogdoches Company in storming of Bex…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJSU_milam-lodge-2-ancient-free-and-accepted-masons-of-texas_Nacogdoches-TX.html
The Masonic Lodge in Nacogodoches is the oldest in the state still operating in its original location. Before the organization of a Grand Lodge in Texas, Louisiana Masons granted dispensation for individual lodges here. Three lodges, Holland (No.3…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJRT_ingraham-building_Nacogdoches-TX.html
New York native George Francis Ingraham (1842-1920) settled in Nacogdoches in 1860. He married Martha Thompson Cooper in 1866 and became an attorney in 1873. Ingraham served as county judge, county treasurer, and state representative. He built thi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJQJ_battle-of-nacogdoches_Nacogdoches-TX.html
One of the opening actions of the Texas War for Independence, this battle occurred soon after settlers drove out the Mexican garrisons at Anahuac and Velasco. In 1932 Col. Jose De las Piedras, in command of over 300 soldiers here, ordered the resi…