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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21U0_cattle-trail-crossing_Decatur-TX.html
Near this site ran one of the many "feeder" branches of the famous Chisholm Trail, best-known of all the cattle trails that once linked the vast grasslands of Texas with the meat-hungry markets of the north.
The original trail, which stretched …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21TZ_old-campsite-of-jesse-and-frank-james_Decatur-TX.html
Famous western frontier outlaws, who had many Texas hideouts along a line from the Rio Grande to the Red River. The camps—extending into Missouri, their home state—were used for hiding stolen horses until posses could be thrown off the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21TP_dr-william-renshaw_Decatur-TX.html
Born in Illinois, William Renshaw studied medicine and set up practice in Sparta, Tennessee. His wife Sarah received from the Mexican government a grant of land in Texas, where her father Samuel Worthington lost his life in a colonization attempt …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21TJ_colonel-absalom-bishop_Decatur-TX.html
Absalom Bishop (1804-1883) began his military service as a captain of militia in the Seminole War in Florida. He later attained the rank of colonel. Bishop lived in several states before arriving in Hopkins County, Texas, in 1852, and then in what…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21SX_charles-vernon-terrell_Decatur-TX.html
A leading public man in Texas, 1896-1939. Born in Wise County to early (1854) settlers. After two years at Texas A & M, read law and began practice in 1886. Served 1888-92 as Decatur City attorney; 1892-96 as county attorney; 1896-1901 and 1909-13…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21SW_wise-county-c-s-a_Decatur-TX.html
County named for Henry A. Wise, U.S. Senator from Virginia who supported Texas annexation, later Governor and C.S.A. general. Wise County was part of District One of 33 brigade districts of Texas established to recruit men for Confederate and stat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21SV_sam-woodys-cabin_Decatur-TX.html
Tennessee pioneer Sam Woody (1826-1920) migrated to Texas in the 1840s. He brought his family to Wise County in 1854. This cabin, located near Deep Creek, was the first dwelling in the area. After Woody cut the logs, friends and relatives helped h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21SQ_battle-of-the-knobs_Decatur-TX.html
On November 10, 1837, a company of eighteen Republic of Texas soldiers led by Lt. A.B. Benthuysen engaged in a battle with approximately 150 Indians near this site. Ten Texas soldiers were killed in the battle, and the Indian casualties were estim…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZXD_butterfield-overland-stage-line_Decatur-TX.html
Through Decatur passed the Butterfield Overland Mail Line connecting St. Louis and San Francisco with semi-weekly stage and mail service, 1858-1861. The length of the route, 2,795 miles and the superior service maintained made this a pioneer enter…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WZ3_texas-tourist-camp-complex-historical_Decatur-TX.html
Local businessman E.F. Boydston (1888-1945) purchased this site, a former feed lot, in 1927 for $400. Recognizing a potential business opportunity in offering services to the traveling public, he built a wooden shed and gas station in 1927. Travel…