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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27DL_liberty-county_Liberty-TX.html
The home of the Orcoquisac Indians. An East - West trail across the region traveled by Alonso De Leon in 1690 became the "La Bahia" or "Lower Road" of the 18th century and the Opelousas Road of the 19th. At the point this road …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27DD_sam-houstons-law-office_Liberty-TX.html
In memory of
Sam Houston
who during the 1840's
occupied as an office
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27D7_col-edward-bradford-pickett_Liberty-TX.html
Edward Bradford Pickett was a war veteran, lawyer and State Senator who resided in Liberty County. He was born in 1823 or 1824 in Statesville (Wilson Co.), Tennessee. In 1848, he enlisted as a private, serving in the U.S.-Mexico War. By 1851, Pick…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27D3_commercial-corner_Liberty-TX.html
The commercial buildings near the courthouse square have played important roles in the economic development of Liberty. German immigrant Henry Steusoff opened a dry goods store in 1866 and a grocery store in 1899 in this block.
In 1896 the new …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27BH_sam-houston-in-liberty-county_Liberty-TX.html
Pioneer, lawyer, statesman, and leader of the Texas victory over Mexico at San Jacinto, General Sam Houston began a relationship with Liberty County in 1833 that was based on land ownership which continued until his death in 1863. During those yea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27BG_homesite-of-george-orr_Liberty-TX.html
George Orr first came to Texas in 1813 as a member of the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition. He returned in 1821 with his family and established a home at this site on the Old Atascosito Road. The Orr home was an important stopping place for travelers. O…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27BF_captain-william-m-logan_Liberty-TX.html
Born in North Carolina
September 17, 1802
Moved to Liberty 1832
Died in Houston, November 22, 1839
Organized and commanded 3rd Co.
2nd Regiment Texas Volunteers
Battle of San Jacinto
First sheriff of Liberty County
Erected by th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM277N_liberty-methodist-church_Liberty-TX.html
Late in 1840, the Rev. Hugh Fields, migrating to Texas from Mississippi, preached the first Methodist sermon in Liberty in the log courthouse. Liberty was one of 17 communities in the Republic of Texas to receive a ministerial appointment from the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM277M_plaza-de-mercado_Liberty-TX.html
Originally mapped in 1831 as a public plaza by the Mexican government, this was one of five such squares in the town of Liberty. Although this plaza was sold early to private individuals and did not become a public square, it has always been part …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM277K_plaza-de-carcel-y-casas-de-correccion_Liberty-TX.html
Originally mapped 1831, according to laws of "Coahuila and Texas", then the northernmost state of Mexico. Prison sentences were to be worked out here. By 1885, though, this square was in the mercantile section of town, and the plaza to the east be…