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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D95_annie-carpenter-love_Corsicana-TX.html
Annie Carpenter Love. One of a family of 10 children, Tennessee-born Annie M. Carpenter grew up hearing stories of her pioneer forebears. She came to Navarro County with her parents in 1876. She taught school in this area before her marriage in 19…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM286T_air-activities-of-texas-corsicana-field_Corsicana-TX.html
Prior to the United States' entry into World War II, the U.S. government contracted with a number of civilian flying schools to assist in training military pilots for the Army Air Corps. In December 1940 the air activities of Texas, Corsicana fiel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17FQ_navarro-county-world-war-memorial_Corsicana-TX.html
???????????1914???????1918In Memory Of The Men Of ??Navarro County Texas ??Who Lost Their Lives ????In The World War
Charles B. Johnson????????Lewis WigginsIsaiah D. Adams???????????James O. JohnsonPerry A. Allison??????????William V. KeelLer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17AI_r-n-white_Corsicana-TX.html
A native of South Carolina, Robert Newton White (1810-1891) moved his family to this area in 1845. One year later Navarro County was created and White was elected the first County clerk, a position he held for ten years. During that time he also s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM177K_odd-fellow-and-rebekah-childrens-home_Corsicana-TX.html
In 1885 the Grand Lodge of Texas, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, founded the I. O. O. F. Widows and Orphans Home, one of the first fraternal orphanages in the state. Corsicana Lodge No. 63 and other local citizens gave 200 acres as a site for t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM177J_lemon-edens-house_Corsicana-TX.html
Corsicana resident A. L. Lemon built this home in 1895 of Louisiana cypress. In 1902 it was sold to John Wesley Edens. The owner of 2400 acres of local farm and ranch land, Edens had served the area as deputy sheriff, tax collector, and city counc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM176W_judge-john-s-callicutt_Corsicana-TX.html
John Spencer Callicutt moved to Corsicana in 1886 and opened his law practice. As an active member of the community, Callicutt served on the founding board of the county hospital, as well as the boards of Central State Bank and other businesses. A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM173E_pioneer-in-texas-oil-joseph-s-cullinan_Corsicana-TX.html
Former Homesite of Joseph S. Cullinan Pioneer in Texas Oil???At age 14 Joseph S. Cullinan (1860-1937) began his career as a laborer in the Pennsylvania oilfields. After the Corsicana oil discovery in 1894, Cullinan played a major role in the earl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16WQ_james-clinton-neill_Corsicana-TX.html
Born in 1790 in North Carolina, James Clinton Neill came to Texas in 1831 with Stephen F. Austin's third colony. He settled in Milam County, and represented his neighbors at the Convention of 1833. On September 28, 1835, Neill entered the Texas Ar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16ST_jose-antonio-navarro_Corsicana-TX.html
Lover of liberty. Foe of despotism. Born in San Antonio, Texas, February 27, 1795. Died January 13, 1871 and buried there. Member of the Legislature of Coahuila and Texas, 1821; land commissioner of De Witt's colony 1831 and of Bexar District, 183…