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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RE6_glenblythe-plantation-home-of-thomas-affleck_Brenham-TX.html
In the 19th century, one of the world's foremost researcher-writers on agriculture and horticulture lived 1858-1868 on his 3,500-acre plantation 2 mi. S of here, developing famous "central Texas nurseries" and experimental fields for new plant var…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RE5_robert-starke-armistead_Brenham-TX.html
A native of North Carolina, Robert Starke Armistead moved with his family to Alabama in 1818. He married Ann Sylvesta Carney in 1826 and they came to Texas in 1835. Armistead served in the Republic of Texas army in 1836 and with forces defending S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EX6_blue-bell-creameries_Brenham-TX.html
In August 1907, the Brenham Creamery Company formed to purchase excess dairy products from farmers and produce butter for local sales. In 1911, the creamery began making ice cream, producing a maximum of two gallons each day. E.F. Kruse, who manag…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EWF_schmid-bros-building_Brenham-TX.html
Swiss immigrant Josef Schmid began a mercantile business in Brenham in 1880. He was joined by his brothers Benjamin and Sigmund to form Schmid Bros. in 1889, and in 1899-1900 they erected this building to house their business enterprises. Built in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EWD_bassett-and-bassett-banking-house_Brenham-TX.html
Benjamin H. and Thomas J. Bassett opened their newly-created bank and located their law office in this building soon after its completion in 1873. Built with bricks manufactured by the local Wild & Co. Brickyard, the Italianate structure housed th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ESL_chappell-hill_Chappell-Hill-TX.html
Founded 1847. Named for Robert Chappell, an 1841 settler. Early education center, with Chappell Hill Male and Female Institute, 1852, and Soule University, 1850.
Male students marched away to Civil War in 1861. C.S.A. Quartermaster Depot locate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ESE_site-of-soule-university-for-boys_Chappell-Hill-TX.html
Established in 1855 and chartered in 1856 to replace Rutersville and Wesleyan Colleges. Closed during the Civil War and later by yellow fever. Succeeded in 1875 by Southwestern University
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D9W_washington-on-the-brazos_Washington-TX.html
This village — site of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first capital of the Republic of Texas — began in 1822 as a ferry crossing. Here the historic La Bahia Road (now Ferry Street) spanned the Brazos River.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CX2_early-texas-river-steamers_Chappell-Hill-TX.html
River-shipping efforts in pioneer Texas by steamboat were centered primarily on the Brazos (about 2 mi. E.), and Washington-on-the-Brazos (about 15 mi. N.) was an important distribution point for commercial interests. The Brazos flowed through mos…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ9P_county-commissioners-court_Brenham-TX.html
Composed of a chief justice (now county judge) and four county commissioners, these elected governing boards directed vital Civil War programs. Provided arms, clothing, horses and saddles for troops from county. Gave aid to wartime factories. Obta…