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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LBF_site-of-mission-san-francisco-xavier-de-los-dolores_Rockdale-TX.html
Established by Franciscan missionaries in 1749 with the hope of civilizing and christianizing the Coco, Mayeye, Orcoquiza, Karankawa, and other tribes of Indians. The martyrdom of Padre Jose Ganzabal and the circumstances connected therewith cause…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LAF_apache-pass-river-crossing_Rockdale-TX.html
The crossing over the San Xavier (San Gabriel) River in Milam county has been used as a passageway for centuries. Evidence shows that the area has been inhabited by humans for at least 10,000 years. During the eighteenth century, the land was inha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L9M_site-of-the-mission-san-ildefonso_Rockdale-TX.html
Established by Franciscan missionaries in 1749 with the hope of civilizing and christianizing the Coco, Mayeye, Orcoquiza, Karankawa, and other tribes of Indians. The martyrdom of Padre Jose Ganzabal and the circumstances connected therewith cause…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L9I_site-of-the-mission-nuestra-senora-de-la-candelaria_Rockdale-TX.html
Established by Franciscan missionaries in 1749 with the hope of civilizing and christianizing the Coco, Mayeye, Orcoquiza, Karankawa, and other tribes of Indians. The martyrdom of Padre Jose Ganzabal and the circumstances connected therewith cause…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EWE_international-great-northern-railroad-passenger-depot_Rockdale-TX.html
Three rail lines largely contributed to Rockdale's early commercial development, and of the three, the International & Great Northern (I&GN) made the biggest impact. This former I&GN passenger depot opened in 1906. It survived various changes to t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EW5_matinee-musical-club_Rockdale-TX.html
In January 1909, Mary Ann (Coffield) Perry organized the Matinee Musical Club on the front porch of her home at this site. Pearl Cauthon served as the first president of the club, which met regularly to study and perform music. Yearbooks document …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EVZ_railroads-in-rockdale_Rockdale-TX.html
Rockdale owes its founding to the International & Great Northern rail line, along which the town was laid out in 1873-74. The railroad gave area farmers access to markets for their crops, and Rockdale became a shipping point for farmers and other …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EVT_kwakiutl-bear-pole_Victoria-BC.html
Project of Native Indians' Participation Centennial Sub-Committeeto commemoratethe Union in 1866 of the colonieson Vancouver Island and the mainland asBritish Columbia Kwakiutl Bear Polecarved byMr. Henry Hunt of Kwawkewlth Indian Band at Victo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EVS_jewish-cemetery_Rockdale-TX.html
The International & Great Northern Railroad reached the new town of Rockdale in January 1874. Among the early residents were brothers Benjamin and Joseph Lowenstein, who opened a mercantile from a tent before the railroad arrived. They and their f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EVP_the-kay-theater_Rockdale-TX.html
In 1947, E.L. Bryan and the Foy Arrington family bought a surplus quonset hut, one of the thousands ot the all-purpose metal buildings made during World War II. The hut was moved to Rockdale to become the core of the second movie theater in town. …
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