Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments
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William S. Taylor. . A San Jacinto Veteran Died February 2, 1869.
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Village of the Alabama and Coushatti Indians. . Who came into Texas early in the 19th century and have always been friendly with the whites..
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Jasper County. . Jasper County Included in the Empresario grant to Lorenzo de Zavala in 1829. Created the municipality of Bevil in 1834, in honor of John Bevil, early settler. Name changed by the provisional government of Texas, December 3, 1835…
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Steele's Academy. . Site of Steele's Academy Named in honor of its founder and principal D. W. Steele of New Hampshire Academy Attended by students from many counties.
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Site of the Town of Sebastopol. . An important shipping point established in the late fifties Named in commemoration of a naval station of Russia Declined in importance after railroads reached this region.
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Anderson County. . Created March 24, 1846, from Houston County Organized July 13, 1846 with Palestine as the county seat Named in honor of Kenneth Lewis Anderson Vice-President of the Republic of Texas 1844-45.
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Wheelock. . Founded in 1833 by Colonel E. L. R. Wheelock, soldier, lawyer and educator. One of the organizers of Robertson's Colony. Captain of Texas Rangers. Died in Edwardsville, Ill, in 1846 while visiting the place of his birth.
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Burleson County. . Farmed early as 1744 by Indians under guidance of Spanish missionaries. In 1830, Ft. Tenoxtitlan, guarding Brazos crossing, San Antonio Road, attracted Anglo-Texans, who lived off wild game in early years. . . County created and organi…
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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 1835. …
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City of Beaumont. . Named in honor of Mary Dewleigh Borlace Warren Beaumont by her husband Henry Millard who laid out the town in 1835 on a site known as Tevis's Bluff Incorporated in 1838.
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