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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJXI_milam_Milam-TX.html
Founded in 1828as Red MoundNamed in 1835 forBenjamin Rush MilamSeat of justice ofSabine municipality, 1835;of Sabine County, 1837-58.Incorporated December 29, 1837.Internal Revenue postduring the Republicheadquarters of theQuartermaster's Departme…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJX6_angelina-county_Lufkin-TX.html
Created and organized in 1846. Originally a part of Nacogdoches County. Bears the name of the river traversing the region. The following towns have served as the county seat; Marion,1846-1854; Jonesville,1854-1858; Homer, Feb. 3 - May 17, 1858, wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJWX_w-c-trout-and-the-counter-balanced-pumping-unit_Lufkin-TX.html
The son of an early industrial engineer, W.C. Trout (1874-1947) came to Lufkin in 1905 and joined Lufkin Foundry & Machine Co. as a shareholder and company secretary. Already a successful inventor, Trout led the diversification of the shop from eq…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJWQ_lufkin-foundry-and-machine-company_Lufkin-TX.html
Chartered in 1902 as a repair shop and parts supply house for local sawmills, Lufkin Foundry & Machine Company was begun by J.H. Kurth, Frank Kavanaugh, Sr., Frank Kavanaugh, Jr., Eli Wiener and Simon Henderson. Later, under the leadership of W.C.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJWO_oxford-cemetery_Llano-TX.html
The Oxford community was founded in 1880 when confederate veteran A.J. Johnson came to Llano County and laid out the townsite. In 1881, a burial ground was established near this site for the use of the families of Oxford. Burials date from 1883, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJWM_eugenia-sterne-park_Nacogdoches-TX.html
March 2―Texas Independence Day in 1836―was the birthday of Sam Houston in 1783 and of Eva Helena Eugenia Sterne in 1829. On October 25, 1841, Republic of Texas President Sam Houston presented the land of this present-day Eugenia Sterne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJW6_1870s-cowboy-indian-fight_Melvin-TX.html
(Battleground 1 mi. N of Marker) Near here in 1874 or 1875, 18 Indians attacked W. B. Brown and two comrades, spooking one horse and capturing bedrolls and grub, but sparing the men, who thankfully escaped. In the 1870s, when they were being drive…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJW4_the-treaty_Nacogdoches-TX.html
The date was February 23, 1836, and the situation for Texas was desperate. Santa Anna with about 6,000 troops was on the march towards the Alamo with the intent of smashing the small, poorly-organized, and ill-equipped army of Texans along with th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJVB_site-of-old-north-church_Nacogdoches-TX.html
First known as Union Church as several denominations joined here to worship as early as 1836. Organized in 1838. A small log church was completed that year on ten acres donated by Dr. John M. Sparks. The present structure dates from 1859. In its g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJUU_old-north-church-cemetery_Nacogdoches-TX.html
According to legend, the first burial in this cemetery was that of a young girl whose family, traveling through the area when she died, buried her here before continuing their westward journey. Oral tradition also suggests that William Whitaker wa…