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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M09_site-of-guitar-mansion_Abilene-TX.html
John and Laura Hudson Guitar of Missouri moved to Abilene in 1898. John was already a wealthy businessman who owned a number of cotton gins and cotton oil mills throughout Texas, most in towns served by the Texas & Pacific Railroad. He held large …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JGI_macedonia-baptist-church_Abilene-TX.html
The early community support system for citizens of color in Abilene included Mt. Zion Baptist Church, organized in 1885, and the first area school for Black children, which opened in 1890 with 22 pupils. Because of African Americans' continuing de…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J6Y_mexican-american-americanization-school_Abilene-TX.html
From its earliest days, education for Mexican Americans in Texas has varied from none at all to apparent equality. The Republic of Texas in 1839 and 1840 established laws governing a system of schools. As these institutions took shape, Mexican Ame…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IFL_eugenia-pickard_Abilene-TX.html
A philanthropic African American woman greatly improved Abilene's minority neighborhoods. Eugenia Pickard was born in Georgia about 1877. She moved to Texas in the early 1900s and settled in Abilene. Here she owned several properties and made them…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I4F_lake-fort-phantom-hill-parks-johnson-park_Abilene-TX.html
History of Fort Phantom Hill The post was established on November 14, 1851 and just a year later was transformed into a well-organized and thoroughly developed post. However, conditions continued to be difficult for people at the fort, and in N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HT2_mount-zion-baptist-church_Abilene-TX.html
The Rev. James Curry, a missionary from Sherman, Texas, organized this congregation in 1885. It is the oldest African American church in the city. The Rev. James Lewis served as first pastor of the congregation, which met in a small house near the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HT1_abilene-negro-high-school_Abilene-TX.html
The first public school for African Americans in Abilene was established in 1890. Located in the 200 block of Plum Street, the one-room school was named the Abilene Colored School. Its first class consisted of 22 students and one teacher.    …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HKK_round-mound-cemetery_Abilene-TX.html
Round Mound Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Jones County and is located near the site of the former Deadman Creek or Round Mound settlement. The name "Round Mound" may derive from the highest point in the area, which is locat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HK4_8-6-miles-south-to-fort-phantom-hill_Abilene-TX.html
Established November 14, 1851 by the United States Army as a protection of the settlers against the Indians. Abandoned and burned April 6, 1854. Repaired and used by Southern Overland Mail, 1858-1861, sub-post of Fort Griffin, 1871-1872, temporary…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HJ3_abilene-municipal-cemetery_Abilene-TX.html
Abilene Municipal Cemetery is composed of five different burial grounds. The oldest documented grave is that of Florence Phillips, who was buried in the Masonic section in 1881 shortly before the establishment of the local Masonic Lodge in 1882. A…
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