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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TFH_frazarville-historical_Eagle-Lake-TX.html
Near this site once stood the community of Frazarville, founded in 1857 by Dr. Isaac James Frazar and his father, Col. James Watson Frazar. A locust infestation and Comanche raids forced them to move from Cibolo Creek in Bexar County to this site,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TFF_joseph-and-rachel-rabb-newman-historical_Eagle-Lake-TX.html
Joseph (c. 1787-1831) and Rachel Rabb (1790-1872) Newman were married in 1806 in Ohio. Following Joseph's service in the War of 1812 in Illinois, they lived in Arkansas Territory on the Red River before moving into Texas in 1820. In 1823, they lef…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK4X_town-of-eagle-lake_Eagle-Lake-TX.html
Named for lake where in 1821 exploring party of Stephen F. Austin killed an eagle. In 1851 resident Gamaliel Good started a Houston-to-San Antonio Stage line with lakeside headquarters. In 1856, with D. W. C. Harris, Good platted Eagle Lake townsi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK4U_rice-culture-in-colorado-county_Eagle-Lake-TX.html
The rice industry did not spread into the coastal plains region west of Houston until the very end of the 19th century. In 1898, Captain William Dunovant (1845-1902), a local plantation owner and entrepreneur, planted 40 acres of rice at the south…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK4T_lakeside-sugar-refinery_Eagle-Lake-TX.html
The Sugar Industry, which began in Texas before the Civil War (1861-65), was revived in the late 1800s by cheaper refining methods. One of the leading sugar producers in Colorado County was William Dunovant. In 1898 he and several men from Eagle L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJYI_navigation-of-the-colorado-river_Eagle-Lake-TX.html
Because overland travel in early Texas was an enterprise often fraught with hardship, frustration, and danger, many individuals looked to rivers for a solution to the problem. From 1829 to the Civil War, optimistic Texans attempted to ply the area…
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