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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DS1_montgomery-county-jail_Montgomery-TX.html
Montgomery County Jail. The jail was built by Pauly Jail Company in St. Louis, Missouri. The cells were in a wooden-one room building that sat next to the courthouse which was located on this lot. The cells were moved down to the railroad depot af…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DJK_methodist-church-site-and-memorial-to-pioneer-circuit-riders_Montgomery-TX.html
Methodist Church Site and Memorial to Pioneer Circuit Riders. . West Face: Site of Methodist Church Organized by Littleton Fowler 1838 Isaac L.G. Strickland 1st Pastor. South Face: 1839 - 1840 Moses Speer Born in Maryland Sept. 29…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DJ7_the-railroad-in-montgomery_Montgomery-TX.html
The Railroad in Montgomery. . Problems with transporting farm crops to market, along with the growing importance of rail transportation were major factors that prompted area businessmen to organize the Central and Montgomery (C&M) Railroad in 1877…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DJ6_john-m-wade_Montgomery-TX.html
John M. Wade. Born in New York City, John Marshall Wade left his home as a youth. On the advice of Sam Houston, he came to Texas in 1835 from the Western Creek Nation in present-day Oklahoma. He joined the Texas army during the War for Independenc…
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Methodist Parsonage. . Site of First Methodist Parsonage of Texas Erected 1842. var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1').innerText; document.getElementById('inscription1').innerHTML = plainText; …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DJ4_william-s-taylor_Montgomery-TX.html
William S. Taylor. . A San Jacinto Veteran Died February 2, 1869. var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1').innerText; document.getElementById('inscription1').innerHTML = plainText; A San Jac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DJ3_reuben-jonathan-palmer_Montgomery-TX.html
Reuben Jonathan Palmer. (January 18, 1829 - March 20, 1868). Born in Appomattox County, Va., son of Reuben DeJarnette and Martha P. (Christian) Palmer; he was educated at Randolph-Macon College. Moved to Texas in 1856. . . A Montgomery lawyer; …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DJ2_the-old-methodist-churchyard_Montgomery-TX.html
The Old Methodist Churchyard. . In Jan. 1839, the Rev. Isaac Strickland organized a Methodist Church whose members soon built a log meetinghouse on this site donated by founders of the town of Montgomery. The churchyard came into use for burials d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DIY_davis-law-office_Montgomery-TX.html
Davis Law Office. . Built in 1845, this frame structure was first used for the law office and living quarters of Judge Nat Hart Davis. Many young attorneys read law here under Judge Davis' supervision. From 1848 to 1854 the structure was the meeti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DIX_n-h-davis-cottage_Montgomery-TX.html
N. H. Davis Cottage. . Home of Judge N. H. Davis and wife, Sarah E. White. Built 1851, from 1831 log house received as legal fee. Kitchen area attached 1880. . . Texanna Snow's school here 1881-1891. J. F. Davis added south wing in 1895. . . …
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