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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DR8_site-of-mary-allen-seminary_Crockett-TX.html
Site of Mary Allen Seminary. . In 1886 the Board of Missions for Freedmen of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, under the leadership of the group's secretary the Rev. Richard Allen, began planning for the establishment of a black girls'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DQS_albert-holley-house_Lovelady-TX.html
Albert Holley House. . In 1857 Albert Holley (b. 1828), his mother and two brothers, migrated to Houston County from Alabama. While the others journeyed to Texas by boat, he brought the family's supplies overland by wagon with 137 slaves. By 1860 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A8U_five-courthouses-of-houston-county_Crockett-TX.html
On June 12, 1837, President Sam Houston authorized the formation of Houston County, the first newly created county in the Republic of Texas. Andrew W. Gossett (1812-1890) donated land, which included this square, for the townsite. He and his fathe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A8T_pine-springs-campground_Grapeland-TX.html
A favorite campsite of Tejas Indians in the years before European settlers arrived, this location was used in turn by explorers, Spanish missionaries, traders and armies. Travelers were attracted by abundant game, including deer and wild turkey, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A8F_mission-san-francisco-de-los-tejas_Grapeland-TX.html
Was founded near this marker
May 24, 1690,
at the Nabedache (Tejas) Indian Village
Erected, A. D. 1934, by DeZavala Chapter,
Texas Historical and Landmarks Association.
Located by: Dr. Albert Woldert, Tyler, Texas.
Miss Adina DeZavala, S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A7Y_houston-county-courthouse_Crockett-TX.html
In early 1938, the Houston County commissioners court, with County Judge B. F. Bradley presiding, began making plans for construction of the county's fifth courthouse. Built in 1939 with funds from the Federal Public Works Administration, the buil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A7M_glover-school_Grapeland-TX.html
Established in 1881, the Glover School served residents of the rural Glover Community. Under the direction of teacher James Breeze, a one-room schoolhouse was built on A.E. Sloan's land, now the site of the Old Glover Cemetery. A consolidated scho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A7K_weches-ccc-camp_Grapeland-TX.html
Weches Camp P-58-T was established by the Federal Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) on June 19, 1933. Manned by Company 888, the Weches camp was the first CCC camp established in Houston County. It contained barracks, a mess hall, recreation area,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A7J_original-site-of-the-joseph-r-rice-log-cabin_Crockett-TX.html
Joseph Redmond Rice (1805-1866) and his wife, Willie Masters Rice (1809-1881), natives of Tennessee and Kentucky, built a one-room log cabin on this site in 1828. Rice's brothers and his father-in-law, Jacob Masters, probably helped with the build…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A78_stage-coach-inn_Crockett-TX.html
Built as a home by Joseph D. Rice, Sr., who came to Texas in 1828.
In 1838 it was designated as a stopping place for the stage coach from Nacogdoches to Crockett.