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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15GD_stephen-augustus-pace_Corsicana-TX.html
Stephen Augustus Pace came to Texas in 1868. He settled first in Fairfield, where he met and married Achsah Maddox. They moved to Corsicana in 1871. Pace established a wholesale grocery business and was active in a number of civic organizations. H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15F8_colonel-roger-q-mills_Corsicana-TX.html
Born in Kentucky. Came to Texas 1849. Civic and political leader. Represented Navarro County in Legislature, 1859-60. Joined in call for State Secession Convention, 1861. Joined 3rd Texas Cavalry. Later a colonel in 10th Texas Infantry. Wounded in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15EK_johnson-mccammon-house_Corsicana-TX.html
This house was built in 1883 for the family of Ebenezer Wiley Johnson, a prominent local citizen. Originally built in the Second Empire architectural style, it was altered to a classical revival appearance after 1922 by Johnson's daughter and son-…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15E7_old-welding-shop-of-h-c-nicol_Corsicana-TX.html
Old Welding Shop of H. C. Nicol (1892-1963) Expert with acetylene torch, Nicol is remembered as first welder operating in the Navarro County oil fields, which opened 1894. He began work about 1912, at a time when he had to mix own welding chemical…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15D7_first-commercial-oil-discovery-in-texas_Corsicana-TX.html
This pipe denotes the location of the successful water well that led to the oil discovery (Upside down text)This pipe denotes the location of the firstcommercial oil discovery in Texas
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15CH_dunn-ransom-home_Corsicana-TX.html
A native of Kentucky, Ewing Eric Dunn (1835-1917) came to Texas in 1850. He served as Navarro County deputy sheriff, 1854-1858, and joined the Confederate army during the Civil War. In 1866 he built the first portion of this frame house. Dunn was …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15AI_15th-texas-infantry-companies-e-and-g_Corsicana-TX.html
Several communities in Navarro County organized military units that saw action in the Civil War. Company E of the 15th Texas Infantry was formed on April 16, 1862, when two squads were combined into one unit under the leadership of Captain Joshua …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM159B_capt-charles-henry-allyn_Corsicana-TX.html
New York native Charles Henry Allyn (1842-1918) came to Texas in 1868, after having served as a captain in the Union army during the Civil War. Capt. Allyn arrived in Corsicana with his wife, Angela (Aldrich), in 1871. As a Corsicana businessman, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM156A_the-molloy-hotel_Corsicana-TX.html
In 1874, three years after the rail line was laid through Corsicana, lawyer Henry Molloy (1829-1913) had a one-story hotel built to accommodate businessmen and other travelers. Molloy added the second story in 1881. Over the years, the building ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1568_thomas-ingles-smith_Corsicana-TX.html
Thomas Ingles Smith was born in 1800 in Virginia and was a soldier in the War of 1812 in a company commanded by his father, General Bird B. Smith. Smith arrived in Texas late in 1836, and soon enlisted in the Republic of Texas army under Gen Felix…
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