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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TLI_de-kalb-historical_De-Kalb-TX.html
Named for Maj. Gen. Johann de Kalb - a hero of the American Revolution - upon suggestion (1836) of David Crockett, a visitor on his way to fight in Texas War for Independence. Other Texas heroes traveling through here were James B. Fannin and Wm. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TJE_james-bowie-historical_Texarkana-TX.html
Front
Hero of the Alamo
"They never fail who
die in a just cause"
Love of adventure
brought the young
South Carolinian to
Texas with James Long
in 1819. Romance made
of him a Mexican
citizen and won for
him in San Antonio a
Spanish br…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TJD_pecan-point-signers-historical_Hooks-TX.html
Five of the most prominent delegates to the Constitutional Convention of Texas, held March, 1836, hailed from Pecan Point, in this vicinity. Richard Ellis (an attorney and judge) was chosen president of the meeting and later served four terms in t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TJ3_texarkana-historical_Texarkana-TX.html
Founded when Texas & Pacific railroad platted townsite and held sale of lots on Dec. 8, 1873, to open regional shipping point. Strategically located on famed Indian trail from the Mississippi to Mexico, site had already been named (for its Texas-A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TJ1_central-christian-church-historical_Texarkana-TX.html
Founded in 1883 with the Rev. J. C. Mason as first pastor, the Central Christian Church congregation built this structure in 1932. Construction was supervised by architect and church member E. C. Seibert (1878-1941), who used carefully placed bric…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TJ0_scott-joplin-historical_Texarkana-TX.html
Black composer Scott Joplin, often called the "King of Ragtime Music", was born in Texarkana, Texas, five years before the townsite was platted in 1873. His family lived in this vicinity, and he attended nearby Orr School on Laurel Street. His ear…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T94_bowie-county-historical_New-Boston-TX.html
Named for James Bowie (1799-1836), who fought for Texas freedom from 1819, when he joined the Long Expedition, to 1836 — when he died in defense of the Alamo.
Inhabited before 1800 by agricultural Indians, charted 1819 for Anglo-American …