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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IF9_i-shall-never-surrender-or-retreat_Abilene-TX.html
"I shall never surrender or retreat"
Travis
Edward, James, George,
sons of Anson Taylor
died at the Alamo
March 6, 1836
Taylor County was named
for these gallant men
Erected by the John Hudnall Chapter of the U.S. Daughters o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IF8_45th-infantry-division-at-camp-barkeley_Abilene-TX.html
The 45th Infantry Division, comprised of National Guard units from Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, was one of the first four divisions ordered into Federal service by Congress' joint resolution in 1940. Initially stationed at Fort Sil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IEP_taylor-county-veterans-memorial_Abilene-TX.html
This memorial is dedicated to all men and women of Taylor County who have served in the armed forces of their country
Those names of men and women inscribed hereon gave their lives in the cause of freedom as the result of enemy action or as a p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IEG_site-of-curfew-by-john-j-clinton_Abilene-TX.html
Here each New Year's Eve at midnight for thirty-seven years John J. Clinton, Abilene Chief of Police, emptied his revolver. He began in 1885, decreeing that saloons close at midnight, and that trigger-happy cowboys and townsmen observe the curfew.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IEE_site-of-thorntons-store_Abilene-TX.html
Known throughout West Texas as "a city within itself," Thornton's Store was one of Abilene's leading businesses for nearly seven decades. E.L. Thornton (1896-1964) moved to Abilene from Arkansas in 1919, after service in World War I. He …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IBV_taylor-county_Abilene-TX.html
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IB9_the-texas-36th-division-memorial-highway_Abilene-TX.html
Organized July 18, 1917 at Camp Bowie, Texas, the 36th Division was composed of National Guard units from the states of Texas and Oklahoma, and traced a part of its lineage to the Washington Guards of the Texas Revolution. During World War I, the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I4F_lake-fort-phantom-hill-parks-johnson-park_Abilene-TX.html
History of Fort Phantom Hill
The post was established on November 14, 1851 and just a year later was transformed into a well-organized and thoroughly developed post. However, conditions continued to be difficult for people at the fort, and in N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HWC_company-i-7th-texas-infantry_Abilene-TX.html
Mustered into service during World War I, July 16, 1917, at Abilene with officers, Capt. R.M. Wagstaff; 1st Lt. A.J. McDavid; 2nd Lt. E.B. Sayles; and 1st Sgt. Elmer C. Stearns. Company had 139 enlisted men from the area who trained here at the We…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HTZ_judge-walter-r-ely_Abilene-TX.html
Judge W.R. Ely had the rare privilege of living to see the fruits of his leadership take form in the superb Texas highway system. He helped lay the basis for it in his service on the Highway Commission from 1927 to 1935, half of that time as its c…