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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM167K_navarro-county-courthouse_Corsicana-TX.html
Navarro County was created in 1846 by an act of the first Texas Legislature. It was named for early statesman Jose Antonio Navarro (1795-1871), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. The first county seat was established at the home of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1671_fire-station-no-2_Corsicana-TX.html
The Corsicana Volunteer Fire Department was organized in December 1879, with J. J. Strupper as chief. Volunteer fire fighters carried buckets before acquiring hand-and horse-drawn equipment. Fire Station Number One, located at city hall, was first…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM162V_the-call-to-arms_Corsicana-TX.html
(On plaque on south side of base:) The Call to Arms Erected 1907 by Navarro chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy To commemorate the valor and heroism of our Confederate Soldiers It is not in the power of mortals to command success The Conf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1629_corsicana-newspapers_Corsicana-TX.html
???The first newspaper in Navarro County, called the "Prairie Blade," began publication in 1855 and was owned by Dan Donaldson. By 1859 the paper was owned by R. A. Van Horn who changed its name to the "Navarro Express." Paper was in short supply …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1613_site-of-merchants-opera-house_Corsicana-TX.html
At this site in 1891, a group of businessmen built a three-story structure to replace the small Corsicana Opera House above city hall. The Merchants Opera House had stores and offices on the first two floors and a balconied auditorium on the top s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15YZ_temple-beth-el_Corsicana-TX.html
The earliest Jewish settlers in Corsicana arrived in 1871, the year rail lines were built to the area. In 1898 a group of reformed Jews established Temple Beth-El. Two years later they built this house of worship, which features two distinctive oc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15YT_corsicana-in-1860-1872_Corsicana-TX.html
A center of patriotism especially committed to the Southern cause. After the Nov. 1860 presidential election, citizens lowered the Stars and Stripes and ran up the Texas flag on the Courthouse. Early in 1861 influential men beat drums on the Squar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15Y9_magnolia-cannon_Corsicana-TX.html
??Fires were a major concern of oil fields.This cannon stood at the Magnolia Petroleum tank farmin Corsicana. It was used to shoot a hole in the bottom ofthe cyprus tanks if lightning struck. The oil would draininto a pit around the tank to be pum…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15V6_corsicana-army-airfield_Corsicana-TX.html
Air Activities of Texas Corsicana Army AirfieldCorsicana, Texas1940- 1944301st Army Air Force Flying Training DetachmentPrimary Flight TrainingProduced numerous combatflying aces WW IICivilian Operators and Financiers:B.W. WoolleyE.D. CriddleE.F.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15U4_smith-mccrery-home_Corsicana-TX.html
Built in 1880, this house originally was the residence of Dr. John R. Smith, who served as the mayor of Corsicana from 1883 until 1885. During his term of office, Smith organized the volunteer fire department and helped Navarro County set up a poo…