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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E0C_milam-county-courthouse_Cameron-TX.html
Milam County Courthouse. . Created in 1835, Milam County's original boundaries extended north and west to include parts of 34 current Texas counties. Government offices were at Nashville-on-the-Brazos and Caldwell before Cameron became county seat…
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Milam County Courthouse. . This is the fourth structure to serve as the Milam County courthouse. The local Masonic Lodge laid the cornerstone for the building on July 4, 1891. Designed by architect A.O. Watson of Austin, the courthouse at one time…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DZ0_mrs-edna-westbrook-trigg_Cameron-TX.html
Mrs. Edna Westbrook Trigg. (December 30, 1868 - November 15, 1946). Pioneer leader of Texas women in rural club work. While serving as principal of a school near Milano, Mrs. Trigg was asked by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1911 t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DYZ_ben-milam_Cameron-TX.html
Ben Milam. . (Front Panel) Milam. (Right Panel) Benjamin Rush Milam born in Kentucky 1788. Soldier in the War of 18 12. Trader with the Texas Comanche Indians 1818. Colonel in the Long Expedition in 1820. Empresario from 1826 to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DYV_site-of-first-home-in-cameron_Cameron-TX.html
Site of First Home in Cameron. . Boyhood home of L. S. "Sul" Ross (1838-1898), Texas Governor from 1887 to 1891. His father Shapley P. Ross, Indian agent and Ranger, built house after moving here about 1841; he chose this site because it had a goo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OFX_port-sullivan_Cameron-TX.html
Early important trade and educational center. Established by Augustus W. Sullivan in 1835. River navigation extended to this point for many years. The Austin-East Texas and the Houston-Waco roads crossed here. On this spot was located Port Sulliva…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LBA_first-girls-tomato-club-in-texas_Cameron-TX.html
The first Girl's Tomato Clubs in Texas were organized in 1912 in Milam County to acquaint young women in rural areas with tomato production and canning techniques. At the request of the United States Department of Agriculture, Mrs. Edna Westbrook …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LB8_milam-county-jail-of-1895_Cameron-TX.html
When the 1875 Milam County Jailhouse grew too crowded in the 1890s, it was removed to make room for larger facilities. In March 1895, the Milam County Commissioners awarded a contract to the Pauly Jail Building and Manufacturing Company of St. Lou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EW7_steamboat-washington-landed-here_Cameron-TX.html
In the winter of 1850-1851 with Captain Basil M. Hatfield, commander, the Steamboat Washington landed here with a shipment of merchandise from Washington-on-the-Brazos to J. W. McCown and Co., merchants at Cameron. The first, last and only steambo…