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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKKG_texas-louisiana-boundary_Hemphill-TX.html
Old San Antonio RoadMarked by theDaughters of the American Revolutionand the State of TexasA.D. 1918
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKKD_site-of-sabine-river-crossing_Hemphill-TX.html
Site of crossing on the Sabine River which hasbeen used for more than 400years. First by the Indians,later by the Spaniards, the French, and other Europeans,and more than 50,000 AngloAmericans who came to settle in Texas prior to Statehood.Erected…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKKA_historic-crossing-on-the-sabine-river_Hemphill-TX.html
Site ofHistoric Crossing on the Sabine River
Erected bySabine River ChapterTexas Society of theNational Society Daughtersof the American Colonists
Mrs. Roy E. Massengill,Chapter RegentMrs. Walter M. Burress,Organizing Chapter RegentMrs. Lero…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKK1_gaines-memorial-bridge_Hemphill-TX.html
Named by the Highway Departments of Louisiana and Texasin honor of two brothers James Gaines,Who owned and operated a ferry line1819 to 1844 and was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and General Pendleton Gaines,An officer in the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKJW_mission-mill-and-millstone_San-Antonio-TX.html
Mills were used to grind grain such as corn or wheat into meal or flour for use as food. The grain was poured into the hopper which funneled it through the eye in the top millstone. Water drove the waterwheel which turned the top millstone. The to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKJQ_the-alamo_San-Antonio-TX.html
This is the Long Barrack, the oldest building in San Antonio. It was built in 1724 as a convento or residence for priests and was originally part of the Mission San Antonio de Valero, now known as the Alamo. Since then it has been used as a Spanis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKJP_ruins-of-the-habitations-of-the-friars-and-indians_San-Antonio-TX.html
This is the ruins of the habitations of the friars and Indians; refrectory, kitchen and other regular offices. In the second patio there was a gallery with weaving rooms and rooms for storing materials and utensils.
The habitations of the India…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKJK_frnka-family-cemetery_New-Ulm-TX.html
In 1926, Jan Jindrich Frnka (d. 1935) and his wife, Cecilie (Kroulik) (d. 1933), conveyed property to three trustees for use as a family burial ground. J.J. and Cecilie Frnka were parents of thirteen children; all of the children, with the excepti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKJJ_the-alamo-in-1836_San-Antonio-TX.html
The church of former Mission San Antonio de Valero had been converted into a powder magazine and artillery platorm by the Mexican Army in the autumn of 1835 during the Siege of B?xar. Following the capture of the town in early December 1835, Texan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKJI_soldiers-of-the-war-of-1812-who-fought-for-texas_San-Antonio-TX.html
This tree dedicated in honor ofthe soldiers of the War of 1812who fought for Texas liberty
March 16, 1935