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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MT3_hardin-simmons-university-student-memorial_Abilene-TX.html
This tree is dedicated
to the
Hardin-Simmons University
students who have given
their lives serving their
country since World War I.
Dedicated
November 11, 1981
by
HSU Student Congress
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MT2_hardin-simmons-university_Abilene-TX.html
(Front Side)
Organized as Abilene Baptist College by cattlemen, preachers, and Sweetwater Baptist Association in 1891.
Named for New York pastor James B. Simmons, after he donated funds for completing the first building, whic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MT1_fort-babe-shaw-memorial_Abilene-TX.html
To All Hardin-Simmons Men and Women
Who Have Served Their Country in War
Roll of the Dead of World War I
Chester A. Adams · Jack Blount · Kenneth Burns · Ennis Camp · Robert Embry · Aubrey Fisher &m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MSZ_albert-g-maroscher-memoriam_Abilene-TX.html
In Memoriam
Albert G. Maroscher
086459
Maj Inf U.S. Army
Silver Star
Distinguished Flying Cross
Soldiers Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Air Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Purple Heart
K I A
Vietnam 15 April 1968
Asst PMS HSU 1964-67
MA…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MSY_the-hardin-simmons-bell_Abilene-TX.html
In the late 1890s, Mr. George Bennett, president of Acme Pressed Brick Company, donated funds for the purchase of this bell. For two decades, this bell swung from the bell tower of the Old Main building, serving as a timepiece for what was then Si…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MST_prairie-dog_Abilene-TX.html
Redbud Park Prairie Dogs
The Redbud Park prairie dog town was a natural prairie dog town. The enclosed area was established in 1979 with Revenue Sharing Funds.
Vital Stats
Weight: 1.5-3 lbs.
Length with tail: 3-5"
Shoulder Height: 3-4"
Sex…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MQQ_mcmurry-college_Abilene-TX.html
Between the years 1840 and 1920, the Methodist Church founded nearly eighty colleges in Texas. Four colleges in the Northwest Texas Conference had closed for various reasons by 1920, when the Rev. James Winford Hunt was appointed commissioner of a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MEJ_dr-william-beatrice-butler-house_Abilene-TX.html
Dr. William H. Butler, Sr., was the first African American physician to practice medicine in Abilene. He was born in Dec. 1875 in Palestine (Anderson Co.), where he attended grade and high school. He continued his education at Wiley College in Mar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MEI_parramore-post-57-american-legion_Abilene-TX.html
Founded in March 1919, the American Legion was established as a World War I veterans' organization. Abilene Post No. 57 was organized on July Fourth and chartered in September of that year, one of one hundred such chapters formed in the Legion's f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MEH_the-real-camp-barkeley_Abilene-TX.html
The original Camp Barkeley was one of the United States Army's largest training installations during World War II. The base was located southwest of Abilene, Texas near what is now Dyess Air Force Base. The base was named after David B. Barkley, a…