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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM163T_sims-womack-house_Hillsboro-TX.html
The original section of this house, which consisted of two rooms and a detached kitchen, was built prior to 1870. Later additions were made during the ownership of Dr. William Thomas Sims (1874-1928), who purchased the property in 1906. A prominen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1617_site-of-old-lexington-village_Hillsboro-TX.html
Founded about 1851 on Jack's Branch. Was Hill County's first settlement and only polling place when county organized on May 14, 1853. For 4 months two log homes functioned as a courthouse until a special election put the county seat at Hillsboro. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15UU_pioneer-bank-building_Hillsboro-TX.html
One of the oldest bank buildings in Hill County. Built in 1887 by Farmers National Bank. Constructed of sun-dried brick, replaced by kiln-dried brick in 1912. Purchased by Colonial Trust Company in 1931; Greek revival front with columns added. Rec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15RS_courthouse-history_Hillsboro-TX.html
(East Face)Hill County was organized on May 14, 1853. The courthouse square is near the geographic center of the county and has been the site for five courthouse buildings. The present building was completed in 1890. McShane Bell Factory of Baltim…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15OG_first-baptist-church-of-hillsboro_Hillsboro-TX.html
???Baptist ministry in this area can be traced to the Rev. J. M. Samford, who arrived in the vicinity in the 1840s. Hill County was formed in 1853, and Hillsborough (later Hillsboro) was chosen as county seat. The earliest recorded Baptist ministe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15KX_st-marys-episcopal-church_Hillsboro-TX.html
St. Mary's Mission was founded in the 1870s. On July 30, 1886, Bishop Alexander C. Garrett laid the cornerstone for the first church building, which was destroyed by a tornado in 1894. This building was completed in 1911, and St. Mary's became a p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15GF_central-christian-church_Hillsboro-TX.html
The earliest worship service for local Disciples was conducted on September 11, 1881. Six years later the fellowship was formally chartered with 35 members. Meetings were held in private homes, the courthouse, and the schoolhouse until a sanctuary…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15FQ_davis-home_Hillsboro-TX.html
1900 Victorian Home of Edward S. Davis, CivicLeader, Banker, Engineer. Has Fine Ornamentation, Tiles, Windows. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark 1965
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15AH_bonds-alley_Hillsboro-TX.html
Local site for politics, peddlers' shows, whittling, cockfights, fisticuffs. Named for Bond's Drug Store, located here since 1881, and sheltering in bad weather people who usually sunned in alley. Early neighbors varied from a Chinese laundry to a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14V4_city-of-hillsboro_Hillsboro-TX.html
In 1853, the Texas Legislature carved Hill County out of Navarro County. Named for physician and Republic of Texas Secretary of War Dr. George Washington Hill, the new county had only recently attracted Anglo settlement, following the establishmen…