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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MEJ_dr-william-beatrice-butler-house_Abilene-TX.html
Dr. William H. Butler, Sr., was the first African American physician to practice medicine in Abilene. He was born in Dec. 1875 in Palestine (Anderson Co.), where he attended grade and high school. He continued his education at Wiley College in Mar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MDX_abilene-christian-university_Abilene-TX.html
This school, formed to provide a Christian education for all grade levels, was founded in 1906 by A.B. Barret, an early educator and preacher for Texas Churches of Christ. It was first called Childers Classical Institute in honor of Col. J.W. Chil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MDW_james-harrison-parramore_Abilene-TX.html
Born in Georgia to Rebecca (Norwood) and William W. Parramore, James Harrison Parramore moved with his family to Gonzales County in 1849. James attended Gonzales College before joining the Confederate army. He married Mary Jane Goodson in 1866; th…
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Historical Marker
This marker honors Abilene's educational era of Colored-Negro-Black schools from the 1890's to 1969. The Abilene Public School Board moved the Abilene Colored School to this site at North 8th and Treadaway in 1922.
Notable Ev…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M6T_ackers-mcmillan-house_Abilene-TX.html
Entered in
the National Register
of Historic Places
1991
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M0T_abilene-reporter-news_Abilene-TX.html
The oldest existing business institution in Abilene is the Reporter Publishing Company, started by C.E. Gilbert. The first newspaper was printed on June 17, 1881, three months after the town was founded. Soon after Gilbert began publication, a fir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M0S_first-presbyterian-church_Abilene-TX.html
First
Presbyterian Church
Of Abilene Tex.
Was Organized on This Spot
Feb. 27 - 1881
W.A. Minter Elder
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M0R_the-hotel-grace_Abilene-TX.html
The Hotel Grace was built in 1909 by Col. W.L. Beckham, a hotel builder and operator from Greenville, Texas. He named his newest hotel for his daughter, Grace.
At that time, the Grace was the major hotel between Fort Worth and El Paso. The Grac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M0Q_pine-street-shootout_Abilene-TX.html
When the young railroad town of Abilene incorporated in 1883, the first city officials desired to project a more civilized image to visitors and new settlers, as the new town had already developed a lawless reputation since its 1881 founding. Stro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M0A_old-weather-bureau-building_Abilene-TX.html
This structure was completed for the Abilene office of the United States Weather Bureau in 1909. The interior contained living quarters and an observatory for the administrator. The first official in charge here was W.H. Green, who served until 19…