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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E9E_california-crossing_Irving-TX.html
California Crossing. . In the middle and late 1800's, wagon trains carrying settlers and freight covered vast southwestern landscapes that often resembled "Seas of Grass." The most popular wagons, built in the Pennsylvania towns of Cones…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E97_stephens-county-courthouse_Breckenridge-TX.html
Stephens County Courthouse. . Stephens County's first courthouse, erected in 1872, was a small pine building with desks for county officials lining the walls. In 1883, a new three-story red stone courthouse with a tower replaced the original struc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E78_jesse-parker_Huntsville-TX.html
Jesse Parker. (About 1776 - May 27, 1849). In 1822 Jesse Parker moved to the Mexican state of Texas. A veteran of the War of 18 12, he represented the Sabine District at the Convention of 1832 in San Felipe de Austin. Three years later he received…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E77_anthony-martin-branch_Huntsville-TX.html
Anthony Martin Branch. (July 16, 1823 - Oct. 3, 1867). Born in Buckingham County, Va.; came to Texas, 1847. Settled in Huntsville; entered law practice with Henderson Yoakum. Married Amanda Smith, 1849. Served in the 8th State Legislature, 1859-61…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E76_pleasant-williams-kittrell_Huntsville-TX.html
Pleasant Williams Kittrell. (April 13, 1805 - September 29, 1867). Doctor Pleasant Williams Kittrell, a statesman in North Carolina and Alabama, moved with his family to Texas in 1850. While serving two terms in the Texas Legislature, the doctor a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6I_half-way-oak_Cisco-TX.html
Half-Way Oak. . The Half-Way Oak has been a popular rest stop providing shade and comfort for those traveling on foot, horseback, wagons and automobiles for 200 years. The live oak tree got its name from its location half-way between Breckenridge …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6H_stephens-county-courthouse_Breckenridge-TX.html
Stephens County Courthouse. . This ornate doorway was main entrance of the three-story red sandstone courthouse built here in 1883. Carved into these columns are the names of Architect J.E. Flanders, County Judge E.L. Walker, and three of four com…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E58_the-huntsville-yellow-fever-epidemic-of-1867_Huntsville-TX.html
The Huntsville Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1867. . Oakwood Cemetery is home to many grave markers from the year 1867 when yellow fever, one of the most dreaded diseases of the time, struck the county. The disease ravaged many cities across the United…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E51_site-of-world-war-ll-prisoner-of-war-camp_Beaumont-TX.html
Site of World War ll Prisoner of War Camp. (China Branch Camp). The reduction of the labor force in the United States during World War II prompted the use of prisoners of war as laborers for various agricultural interests. The responsibility of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E50_city-of-beaumont_Beaumont-TX.html
City of Beaumont. . Named in honor of Mary Dewleigh Borlace Warren Beaumont by her husband Henry Millard who laid out the town in 1835 on a site known as Tevis's Bluff Incorporated in 1838.
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