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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1766_hill-county-jail_Hillsboro-TX.html
Constructed in 1893, this building serves as the third jail for Hill County. It was designed by W. C. Dodson of Waco, architect of the Hill County Courthouse, and built by the Brown County firm of Lovell and Wood. The brick and limestone structure…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16QA_katy-depot_Hillsboro-TX.html
This depot was built to serve the Missouri-Kansas-Texas (Katy) Rail Line, which reached Hillsboro in 1881. Completed in 1902, the station features elements of the Eastlake, Victorian, and Prairie styles. Early MKT trains carried materials for the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16NK_hill-county-courthouse_Hillsboro-TX.html
The fourth courthouse for Hill County (organized in 1853) and the third one located in Hillsboro, this impressive landmark replaced a brick court building erected in 1874. Contractors Lovell, Miller and Hood of Brownsville built this rusticated li…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16N0_old-g-d-tarlton-house_Hillsboro-TX.html
Victorian style. Built in 1895 by noted attorney Greene Duke Tarlton (1852-1931), from Louisiana. House was one of finest in town, with hand-carved mantels, stained glass windows, "speaking tube" between kitchen and third floor bedroom, and a dumb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16JU_hill-county-confederate-memorial_Hillsboro-TX.html
Erected by the Patriotic Citizens of Hill County, under the Auspices of Hill County Camp Sons ofConfederate Veterans, #966, ingrateful and loving memory of thesoldiers of the Southern Confederacy.A.D. 1925
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16GW_hill-county_Hillsboro-TX.html
Created February 7, 1855 Organized May 14, 1853 Named in honor of Dr. George W. Hill 1814-1860 Member of the Texas Congress and Legislature Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas, 1843-1845 Lexington, first village 1853 Hillsboro, county seat s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16E2_george-l-and-roxie-brooks-porter-home_Hillsboro-TX.html
In 1881, Tennessee native George L. Porter (1854-1928) wed Roxie Brooks (1863-1927), daughter of early Hill County official Cincinattus Ney Brooks. George was a merchant in nearby Peoria (6 mi. W) and later served as an officer in Sturgis National…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16BG_hillsboro-post-office-building_Hillsboro-TX.html
This renaissance revival building was constructed as the fifth location for the Hillsboro Post Office. Work was begun in 1912 and completed three years later under the direction of Architect James Knox Taylor. The building's design features a tile…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16BF_hillsboro-junior-college_Hillsboro-TX.html
One of first public junior colleges in Texas. Established 1923, as a part of Hillsboro Public School System. Peak attendance was 410 students during 1939-40. School closed August 31, 1950, after voters defeated maintenance tax proposal twice. Reop…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16AW_confederate-veterans-and-old-settlers-reunion-grounds_Hillsboro-TX.html
Formed in 1901, the Confederate Veterans and Old Settlers Association of Hill County acquired 73 acres of wooded land as a site for its summer reunion. The 3-5 day encampment, held annually from 1902 to 1924, was an important social and recreation…