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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UHL_victorian-residence-1883-historical_Terrell-TX.html
Built by third generation Texan, Matthew Cartwright (1855-1925), rancher, banker, civic leader; married Mary Cynthia Davenport. Had ten children. Entertained artists, statesmen in this house. One of first large homes in Terrell; enlarged 1893. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UH6_dr-l-e-griffith-homeplace-historical_Terrell-TX.html
Dr. L. E. Griffith Homeplace Built between 1853 & 1873 (prior to the towns incorporation) and unchanged since its construction, this plantation style raised cottage is typical of early Texas architecture. Unusual features include two front doors …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UFI_poetry-methodist-church-historical_Terrell-TX.html
Originally called Turners Point, this community was founded in 1845 by Elisha Turner. In 1855 the Methodist congregation paid Zachariah Turner and his wife Martha $20 for the original church site. The Rev. J.W. Fields, a Methodist circuit rider li…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UEY_ables-springs-historical_Terrell-TX.html
This small settlement, which lies in a region of natural springs, was named for an early Kaufman County family. James W. and Eliza (Godfrey) Ables moved to this area in 1853 and settled on land granted to his father, Ezekial Ables, in 1848. The Ab…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UER_dry-creek-cemetery-historical_Terrell-TX.html
Named for a nearby ravine, this burial ground originally served the community of Turner's Point. Located on the stage road between Shreveport, Louisiana, and Dallas, the settlement was established by Elisha Turner in 1845. In the 1870s the town wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UEQ_poetry-baptist-church-historical_Terrell-TX.html
The oldest Baptist church in Kaufman County, organized in 1855 by The Rev. J.J. Butler and The Rev. J.R. Briscoe. Original name was Salem Baptist Church, when the community was called Turner's Point. In 1870, the congregation helped organize the 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UDM_the-w-e-henderson-house-historical_Terrell-TX.html
Built 1898 by William Ebenezer Henderson (1847-1944), who moved from Louisiana to Texas (1862) in an ox-drawn barouche. Going to work at 19 for a cattleman, he became in time a prosperous commission dealer — shipping cattle to St. Louis, whe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UCM_porter-farms-historical_Terrell-TX.html
Birthplace of agricultural (cooperative) extension, under lead of Dr. Seaman A. Knapp, U.S. Department of Agriculture. On Feb. 26, 1903, from places offered, a special committee of citizens selected farm of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Porter for first …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UBR_texas-pacific-railroad-freight-depot-historical_Terrell-TX.html
Founded in 1873, the town of Terrell was located on the route of the Texas & Pacific Railroad. Robert A. Terrell, for whom the town was named, was a surveyor and landowner in Kaufman County. Portions of land were given to the Texas & Pacific by th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UBP_texas-midland-railroad-historical_Terrell-TX.html
A northeast line of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad was built through this area in 1882. In 1892 it was purchased by Mrs. Hetty Green and later reorganized as the Texas Midland Railroad. Under the innovative leadership of her son Edward H. …
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