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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM164N_fort-graham-cemetery_Whitney-TX.html
Settlement in this area began shortly after Fort Graham, a frontier military post established here in 1849, was abandoned in 1853. The first recorded burial in this cemetery, named after the fort, was that of infant Charley Botkin in 1879. The cem…
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/HM15V4_mertens-baptist-church_Mertens-TX.html
On June 14, 1884, a small group of Baptists, led by W. J. Priddy, D. P. Sanders, and J. C. Osborne, met to organize a Baptist church. Originally known as Richland Baptist Church, the congregation worshiped in the Richland School until 1892, when t…