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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM277A_james-b-woods_Liberty-TX.html
James B. Woods, the third representative of the Municipality of Liberty to sign the Texas Declaration of Independence, was born on January 21, 1802 in Kentucky. He arrived in Texas in 1830 and settled in the Atascosito Libertad area of Mexico (now…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2774_ott-hotel_Liberty-TX.html
Built to capitalize on oil boom prosperity, the Ott Hotel became a Liberty landmark. The regional economy in the early 20th century focused on trade, timber and agriculture. The discovery of large oil fields, including Batson (15 mi. NE) and South…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2747_the-seven-courthouses-of-liberty-county_Liberty-TX.html
The town of Liberty served as the seat of government for the municipality of Liberty, one of 23 territories in Texas established by Mexico in the 1830s. The first courthouse was erected here in 1831 and was made of hewn logs. Municipalities were c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2746_site-of-libertys-ursuline-convent_Liberty-TX.html
In 1859 Bishop John Mary Odin sent a group of Ursulines from Galveston to Liberty to establish a convent and girls' school. Under the leadership of an energetic French nun, Mother Ambroise, the Sisters bought land at this site and erected two fram…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2745_seven-pines_Liberty-TX.html
Benjamin Franklin Hardin (1803-1878) came to this area with other members of his family in 1826. Settling in the Atascosito District of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Texas, Franklin Hardin was named surveyor of the district in 1834. As a member …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2744_plaza-iglesia-parroquial_Liberty-TX.html
This block of the inner town of Liberty was set aside and designated for Catholic use in 1831 by J. Francisco Madero, commissioner for the Mexican state of Coahuila-Texas.
In April 1846, the Methodist Episcopal Church petitioned the town board …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2743_plaza-constitucional_Liberty-TX.html
J. Francisco Madero, appointed by Mexican government to grant land titles, platted Liberty town tract, 1831, with 49 squares in inner city. Five were set aside for public usage — this square has always been site of municipal buildings.
In…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2742_atascocito_Liberty-TX.html
A Spanish settlement on the Atascocito road was established here in 1757 to prevent French trade with the Indians. Four and one-half miles west of here the road crossed the Trinity. There Alonso de Leon, Spanish explorer, crossed in 1690. The road…