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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ9P_county-commissioners-court_Brenham-TX.html
Composed of a chief justice (now county judge) and four county commissioners, these elected governing boards directed vital Civil War programs. Provided arms, clothing, horses and saddles for troops from county. Gave aid to wartime factories. Obta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ9N_the-brenham-maifest_Brenham-TX.html
The Brenham Maifest has evolved from the German Volksfest, a spring festival carried to this area by German Texans who settled near Brenham. When the Brenham Fire Department assumed the duties of the Volksfest Association in 1880, the exclusively …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ8O_lower-south-grape-creek-school_Fredericksburg-TX.html
Area settlers built a log schoolhouse 1.5 miles south of here in 1871 along South Grape Creek. It was part of Luckenbach School Precinct No. 3 until 1889, when it was renamed Lower South Grape Creek and began to serve as District No. 21. The log s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ8H_mount-blanc-school_Bertram-TX.html
In 1883, Mount Blanc School organized out of the Oatmeal School System. J. J. McGlothin deeded land for the school site and served with S. H. Campbell and J. T. Chamberlain as the original trustees. Several members of the Chamberlain family taught…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ89_the-city-of-denton_Denton-TX.html
Pioneers settled this locality in the 1840's. In 1846 the Texas Legislature created Denton County — one of several carved from the Peters Colony grant. After trying other sites, the voters in 1856 accepted for county seat this tract donated …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ85_john-b-denton_Denton-TX.html
Born in Tennessee July 26, 1806, came to Texas in January, 1836. As a Methodist circuit rider killed in the Village Creek Indian fight May 24, 1841 in what is now Tarrant County. Named for Gen. Edward H. Tarrant who commanded the volunteers. Dento…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ71_central-national-road_Dallas-TX.html
During the early days of the Republic of Texas, settlers and pioneers coming from the United States entered Texas by crossing the Red River in Northwest Red River County. On the north side of that crossing was the terminus of a U.S. Military Highw…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ6T_david-h-and-jerusha-dyches-mcfadin-house_Taylor-TX.html
Built 1850 by David H. and Jerusha Dyches McFadin, born in Tennessee, came to Texas 1828; fought in Battle of San Jacinto. House has 27" native stone walls. By its cool, perpetual spring, Confederates camped on way to Civil War.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ6S_friendship-community_Granger-TX.html
Beneath the waters of Granger Lake, constructed by the U.S. Corps of Engineers in the 1970s, lies the site of an early agricultural settlement known as Allison and later as Friendship. Brothers Elihu Creswell Allison and James A. Allison began ran…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ6Q_bartlett-electric-cooperative_Bartlett-TX.html
Although the town of Bartlett had regular electric service by 1905, farmers in the surrounding rural area were not supplied with electricity until thirty years later. On May 11, 1935, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed an executive order e…