That rolling, hard-driving piano — the boogie-woogie — they'll tell you it was born right here in Marshall. It came up out of the East Texas logging camps, where formerly enslaved men sat down at whatever piano they could find and played. Two of the greats came straight off these streets: Floyd Dixon and Dave Alexander. So it fits that Marshall finally got its own Boogie Woogie Fest — an idea Dale Watson floated and Alan Loudermilk, who runs the restaurant Gnocchio in town, talked him into making real. One September weekend, the lineup runs Dale Watson, Linda Gail Lewis, Wayne Hancock, Scott Biram, Jason D. Williams, and more. It's a party, sure. But it's also Marshall finally taking a bow for something it handed the whole world.

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Dale Watson RoadyGoat

Dale Watson's got the pompadour, the truck-driving country, the rockabilly snarl — and after decades in Austin and a stretch in Memphis, he landed in Marshall, East Texas, in twenty twenty. His thirtieth studio album is called "Starvation Box" — that was the name Lead Belly's father used for his son's guitar. And Lead Belly is the through-line here: Watson is helping build a Lead Belly museum right there in Marshall, and he kicked off the town's first Boogie Woogie Fest. The album itself is built around a nineteen fifty-seven twelve-string his wife gave him. One song, "Streets of Gold," came straight from his own father's stories of coal-mining life in Hazard, Kentucky. Thirty albums deep, and the man is still writing his roots into East Texas ground.

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Marshall RoadyGoat

Marshall, East Texas — twenty-three thousand people, deep in the Piney Woods, a town a lot of freedmen made home after the Civil War. You'll hear it called the birthplace of boogie woogie. Careful with that one: that claim traces back to a single researcher, who ran the numbers and figured Marshall sat closest to the center of gravity for all that early piano playing. What's not in doubt is the music itself — boogie woogie came up out of Black communities in the East Texas railroad and logging camps in the late eighteen hundreds, born on barrelhouse pianos. And Marshall still keeps the beat: third weekend of every month, live blues rolls through Telegraph Park downtown, in a hundred-and-sixteen-year-old city hall that plays music now instead of politics.

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Marshall as the birthplace of boogie-woogie RoadyGoat

1841

Marshall, Texas, founded 1841, calls itself the birthplace of boogie-woogie — and sure, a few other towns raise a hand at that. But hear Marshall out. The Texas and Pacific Railway rolled in about thirty years after the town went up and became one of the biggest employers around. Boogie-woogie got born in that world: African American workers in the late-1800s logging camps and rail yards, taking the chug and clatter of the trains and moving it onto a piano keyboard. Caddo Lake's just twenty minutes northeast. But here's the tell — one of the bedrock bass lines in the whole style is simply called "The Marshall." A rolling left hand, named after this town. Contest the birthplace all you like. Somebody in a rail yard here left their name on the low end.

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History of Marshall

Birthplace of Boogie Woogie RoadyGoat

Marshall, Texas is the birthplace of Boogie Woogie music, a piano-driven style that became a precursor to Rock and Roll. The city celebrates this heritage with an annual Boogie Woogie Festival and the Boogie Woogie Museum. Local blues guitarist Wes Jeans is another Marshall musician worth knowing. The city also hosts the Texas Sounds International Country Music Awards, essentially the Olympics of country music, drawing artists from around the world to compete each year.

A Wish Answered From France RoadyGoat

1987

In 1987, with local unemployment near 20 percent, Marshall News Messenger editor George S. Smith crossed the courthouse square and imagined it wrapped in light. He wrote an editorial: picture every tree, every bush, and the 1901 Harrison County Courthouse strung in tiny white lights. A few months later, a Marshall native living in France read the piece and mailed back a check for 25,000 dollars with a two-word note: "Have your wish." That gift launched the Wonderland of Lights. Today thousands of white bulbs cover the Beaux-Arts courthouse designed by James Riely Gordon, drawing visitors from across the region each holiday season. The festival now folds in an ice rink, a vintage carousel, and Santa's Village on the historic downtown square.

The Chief Justice's Namesake by the Tracks RoadyGoat

1841

Marshall was laid out in early 1841 to serve as a seat of justice, and Peter Whetstone helped clinch the choice by offering land for a courthouse, church, and school. Isaac Van Zandt named the town for John Marshall, the long-serving Chief Justice of the United States. It became the county seat in 1842 and, by 1860, one of the largest cities in Texas. The railroad sealed its fortune: when the Texas and Pacific brought its shops here in the 1870s, Italian-born entrepreneur Charles Ginocchio, who had settled in Marshall in 1871, built a grand hotel beside the depot in 1896. With twenty-inch brick walls on an ironstone foundation sunk ten feet deep, the Ginocchio hosted U.S. presidents and actor John Barrymore. It anchors the Ginocchio Historic District today.

Johnson, Claudia Alta Taylor [Lady Bird]

1912

First Lady of the United States (1963-1969), daughter of Thomas Jefferson Taylor and Minnie (Pattillo) Taylor, Claudia Alta Taylor was born in Karnack, Texas, on December 22, 1912. Mrs. Johnson's father was a landowner and merchant in Harrison County and a self-proclaimed "dealer in everything." Minnie Pattillo Taylor died from complications in a miscarriage when Claudia was five years old. A maternal aunt, Effie Pattillo, moved to Karnack to look after young Claudia and her two older brothers, Thomas, called Tommy (1901-1959) and Antonio, called Tony (1904-1986). During Claudia's early childhood, after her mother's death, a nursemaid, Alice Tittle, said that the little girl was "as purty [ sic ] as a lady bird." The nickname replaced her given name for the remainder of her life. Her father and brothers called her "Lady" and her husband called her "Bird," the name she used on her marriage license in 1934. Claudia made an attempt to escape the nickname when she changed schools to attend Marshall (Texas) High School. However, the arrival of former classmates brought her nickname with them and she was called Lady Bird for the rest of her life. She graduated from Marshall High School in 1928 and attended St. Mary's Episcopal School for Girls in Dallas, Texas, from 1928 to 1930. During her time at this residential junior college, she converted to the Episcopal faith. After graduating from St. Mary's School in 1930, Lady Bird attended a summer session at the University of Alabama (her mother's home state), but she decided to visit the University of Texas at Austin with a friend. On this visit, Lady Bird prophetically was awed at the sight of a field filled with wildflowers and the wildflowers clinched her college decision. Lady Bird Taylor received a Bachelor of Arts in history with honors in 1933 and a subsequent Bachelor of Journalism, cum laude in 1934. Her goal was a career in journalism, but she also earned a teaching certificate while she studied at the University of Texas at Austin. Lady Bird's career plans were changed forever when a mutual friend in Austin introduced her to Lyndon Baines Johnson , an aide to Congressman Richard Kleberg who represented the Fourteenth District. On their first date in October 1934 on a long drive in the country Lyndon Johnson proposed. Lady Bird initially resisted a rush to marriage, but Lyndon Johnson was prophetically persuasive, and the couple married on November 17, 1934, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in San Antonio. Three years after their marriage, Lyndon Johnson decided to run for Congress from Austin's Tenth District and Lady Bird financed his campaign from her maternal inheritance. After his victory the Johnsons settled in Washington, D.C., and lived in suburban Virginia. Following the declaration of war in 1941 Congressman Johnson enlisted in the U.S. Navy, and Lady Bird ran the congressional office in his absence. Following the war the Johnsons experienced several miscarriages before the birth of two daughters-both born in Virginia-Lynda Johnson Robb (March 19, 1944) and Luci Johnson Turpin (July 2, 1947). In 1943 during World War II Lady Bird purchased radio station KTBC in Austin with money from her maternal inheritance and ultimately built this investment into the LBJ Holding Company (radio and television stations) that provided the major component of the family fortune. At the same time Lyndon Johnson's political career was ascendant: election to the United States Senate in 1948, reelection to the Senate in 1956, and rising to Vice President of the United States in 1960 as John F. Kennedy's running mate. At Kennedy's request Lady Bird Johnson substituted for the pregnant Jacqueline Kennedy and appeared at 150 events in 11 states during a 71-day period in the campaign. During a political fence-mending trip to Texas, Vice President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson were with President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in Dallas when Kennedy was assassinated on

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Ledbetter, Huddie [Lead Belly]

1918

Huddie Ledbetter, singer and guitarist, known as Lead Belly (also spelled Leadbelly), was born on January 21, 1888, near Mooringsport, Louisiana. He was the son of a Black tenant farmer, Wesley Ledbetter, and his half Indian wife, Sally (or Sallie) Pugho. Ledbetter attended public schools in Louisiana, then in East Texas after his family purchased a small farm when he was ten. The family was listed in the 1900 census for Harrison County. Having learned to play the six-string guitar, he left home in 1901 to make his way as a minstrel, first on Fannin Street in Shreveport, and later in Dallas and Fort Worth. He spent summers working as a farmhand in the blackland counties east of Dallas and supplemented his income by singing and playing his guitar in saloons and dance halls during the winter. While working in Dallas, he met Blind Lemon Jefferson , and it was as his partner that Ledbetter first began to play the twelve-string guitar. In 1918, under the name of Walter Boyd, Ledbetter was convicted of murder and sentenced to thirty years in the Texas penitentiary. Either prior to his sentence or during it, the musician received his famous nickname, Lead Belly. Some reports say that he got it for taking a gunshot in the stomach; others suggest that fellow inmates gave it to him for his hard work and fast pace on the chain gangs. In any case, it sounds like his surname. Pardoned in 1925 after having written a song in honor of Governor Pat Neff , Lead Belly again lived from odd jobs until 1930, when he entered the state prison in Angola, Louisiana, on a charge of assault with intent to murder. There his music attracted Texas folklorist John Avery Lomax and his son Alan Lomax . Lead Belly was released from prison for having received credit for "good time" during his incarceration, and for several months he toured with the Lomaxes, giving concerts and assisting them in their efforts to record the work songs and spirituals of Black convicts. Soon after arriving in New York City with the Lomaxes, Lead Belly came to national prominence through his singing and unconventional background. Despite his growing musical reputation, he continued to have problems controlling his temper and found himself briefly incarcerated for assault in 1939 on Riker's Island. Ironically, his popularity was stronger in the White folk-music scene than the Black blues field. His associates included Woody Guthrie , Pete Seeger, and Sonny Terry. His original songs such as "Bourgeois Blues" and "Scottsboro Boys" reflected his politics. Lead Belly's most popular composition, "Goodnight Irene," achieved its greatest success when the Weavers recorded it in the early 1950s, after his death. Ledbetter's association in 1905 with Margaret Coleman produced two children. In 1916 he married Eletha Henderson; the two were later divorced. He married Martha Promise, from Louisiana, in 1935. Ledbetter died of Lou Gehrig's disease in New York City on December 6, 1949. He was buried at Shiloh Baptist Church, north of Shreveport, Louisiana. In 1988 Louisiana erected a historical marker at his gravesite. In 1980 the Nashville Songwriters Association International inducted him into their Hall of Fame. That honor was followed in 1986 with membership in the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, and in 1988 Lead Belly's work was honored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His niece, Queen "Tiny" Robinson, established the Lead Belly Foundation in his honor. He was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2008.

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Wiley College

1873

Wiley College, established in 1873 in Marshall, Texas, by the Freedmen's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, is the oldest African-American institute of higher education west of the Mississippi River. The college was originally located south of Marshall where the Wiley College Cemetery remains, but moved to a seventy-acre plot in downtown Marshall in 1880. It was chartered in 1882 and at the time served as a high school as well as a college. In 1888 Henry B. Pemberton was awarded a B.A. degree as the first college graduate. The first president was F.C. Moore, and for the institution's first twenty years the president and all the faculty and staff, who were considered missionaries, were White. The all-White policy changed in 1893 when Isaiah B. Scott was named the institution's first African-American president. In 1896 he became editor of the Southwest Christian Advocate , and Matthew Dogan took his place. He served forty-six years and finally retired in 1942. A fire in 1906 destroyed five of the eleven buildings on campus, but they were rebuilt and the president's home was constructed by 1907 when Dogan managed to secure funds from the Carnegie Foundation with no matching grant as was normally required for a library. It and the president's home were built by students. Always open to the entire community, the Carnegie was the only public library in Marshall until 1974. Great changes were made in 1929. The high school and all industrial classes were dropped, and in 1933 Wiley became the first historically-Black college in Texas to receive an "A" rating from the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, although the all-White SACS made it clear that Wiley should not consider itself a member. Under the leadership of English professor, poet, playwright, and debate coach Melvin B. Tolson , Wiley College's debate team became legendary. It won virtually every debate among historically-Black colleges and became the first to debate a White college when it took on and defeated Oklahoma City College in 1932. The team's crowning achievement came in 1935 when it defeated that year's national champions, the University of Southern California. The saga was the subject of a motion picture, The Great Debaters (2007) directed by Denzel Washington who also played the role of Tolson. The film had a tremendous effect on Wiley, essentially doubling the enrollment and re-establishing an award-winning debate team-the result of a $1 million donation by Washington. Wiley had numerous well-known faculty members, in addition to Tolson. These included H. B. Pemberton, mathematics; J ames Leonard Farmer, Sr. , religion; Lucille Dogan Teycer, music; and Oliver Cromwell Cox and Andrew Polk Watson, sociology. Under the leadership of coach Fred "Pop" Long, Wiley College football and basketball teams were many times champions in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), which was founded in part by Long in the 1920s. He organized the State Fair Classic football game in the Cotton Bowl during "Negro Day" at the Texas State Fair in 1925. From 1925 to 1929 Wiley played Oklahoma's Langston University in the State Fair Classic, and from 1930 to 1948 the opponent was Prairie View A&M University. Among Wiley's outstanding alumni were civil rights leaders Lawrence A. Nixon , James L. Farmer Jr. , Heman Sweatt , and Fred Lewis . Leaders in the field of education included Hobart Jarrett and Henrietta Bell Wells . Three Wiley graduates-Thomas Winston Cole, Sr.; Robert E. Hayes, Sr.; and Julius Scott, Jr.-became Wiley College presidents, and Mack Hopkins was a Tuskegee Airman. H. B. Pemberton's son Charles Pemberton was one of Houston's outstanding physicians. Wiley and Bishop College students participated in the largest sit-in in Texas in March and April of 1960. Although it only lasted four days, the publicity was great enough to cause the Texas State Senate Permanent Investigating Committee to send a representative to Marshall to look for Commu

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Starr, James Harper

1861

Connecticut-born. Came to Texas 1837. A doctor in Nacogdoches. Secretary of the Treasury and army surgeon, Republic of Texas. At start of Civil War appointed to take and sell the property of enemy aliens, the proceeds going to Treasury of Confederacy to aid the war effort. Became Postmaster General for western C.S.A. in 1864. The South was then spit in two parts by federal control of the Mississippi River. Starr's problem was to provide mail service in Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas and to devise means to get mail through the enemy military lines and naval blockade to and from westerners fighting east of the river and the confederate capital. This was essential to soldier and home front morale and to maintain necessary military and governmental communications. The mail was carried by pony express, wagons, blockade running vessels, stage coach lines, couriers, spies and army details. Starr competed with the army to get drivers, wagons and horses. Draft by military of postal employees was fought by writs of habeas corpus. "Men" under 16 were hired. Printing facilities were limited and forms, supplies, stamps had to be smuggled. The children of a cabinet officer once came through enemy lines with $3,000,000 worth of stamps for him. After the war, Starr in 1865 looked into East Texas oil showings. He founded Marshall's first bank. Starr county was named in his honor. Erected by the State of Texas 1963

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Clark, Edward, Governor

1861

(1815-1880) Hometown Texas First Confederate Governor Son of a Georgia governor. Came here in 1842. Member Annexation Convention, 1st and 2nd Texas Legislatures. Participant Mexican War. Secretary of State 1853-7. Elected Lieutenant Governor 1859. Made Governor 1861 upon removal of Gov. Sam Houston, who opposed secession. Clark's major activity was mobilizing Texas in cause of Confederacy. Plans were made to prevent federal invasion, take over enemy property, organize resources to provide supplies and arms for defense, and to properly care for families of Texas soldiers battling at the front. Gov. Edward Clark's term from March to November 1861 also faced difficulties caused by mechanics of changing flags, seals, currency, postal and tax systems for membership in new nation. Camps of instruction were set-up over state to enroll, equip and train troops. Hardest job was to convince Texans, the best horsemen in world, that all could not ride in cavalry but some must be foot soldiers in infantry. The C.S.A. was supplied guns, powder, lead, cloth made in penitentiary, salt and 20,000 troops in his term. In late 1861 he raised and became colonel 14th Tex. Inf. Regt. Led units in Arkansas-Louisiana campaigns to prevent invasion of Texas. Wounded and commended Battle Pleasant Hill April 1864. Discharged 1865. Postwar lawyer, businessman. Buried in Marshall Cemetery.

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First Baptist Church

1845

John Bryce (1784-1864), Baptist missionary and secret agent for U. S. President John Tyler during Texas annexation negotiations, and the Rev. George Washington Baines, great-grandfather of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, founded this church shortly before Texas became a state in 1845. Dr. William Evans, Marshall's first physician, and other leaders of the pioneer community were among the twelve charter members. Throughout its history, this fellowship has included men and women who were leaders in the city, state, and Baptist faith. Services were held in a brush arbor or nearby log schoolhouse until 1849, when a church building was erected on this lot, donated by State Legislator James McCown (1808-55). The small frame structure was replaced by a larger building in 1892. Members of this congregation organized the Second Baptist Church in 1904. They also helped establish the College of Marshall in 1912. This junior college later became East Texas Baptist College, a four-year school which is still actively supported by this church. The present sanctuary was constructed in 1953, and the children's building was completed in 1955. A new education building and chapel were erected in 1972, completing the church complex.

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Things to Do in Marshall

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Jay Goulds Curse on Jefferson

When railroad baron Jay Gould rolled into Jefferson in the 1870s he had a simple proposition: let me bring my railroad through town. The city fathers flush…

historical 14.7 mi away

The Great Raft That Built a City

For centuries an 80-mile logjam called the Great Raft choked the Red River so completely that it backed water all the way up into Caddo Lake. That accidental…

historical 18.0 mi away

The Diamond Bessie Murder

On a winter day in 1877 a well-dressed couple crossed the bridge over Cypress Bayou carrying a picnic basket. He was Abraham Rothschild heir to a jewelry…

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Caddo Lake

The only natural lake in Texas is also the most haunted-looking -- twenty-five thousand acres of bald cypress swamp draped in Spanish moss straddling the…

quirky 14.7 mi away

The Grove — Americas Most Haunted House

Built in 1861 in the middle of Jeffersons boom years The Grove looks like any other graceful Southern home from the outside. Inside is another story entirely.…

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Spielberg Fled the Excelsior House

The Excelsior House has been hosting guests since the 1850s and most of them sleep just fine. Steven Spielberg was not one of them. The story goes that the…

spooky 14.7 mi away

The Jefferson Hotel

One of the most haunted hotels in the South. Built in the 1850s in the once-booming riverport of Jefferson. Guests report phantom footsteps slamming doors and…

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Last Confederate Powder Magazine in Texas

In 1863 with the Civil War grinding on the Confederacy needed a safe place to store gunpowder and ammunition deep in the Texas interior. They built an ordnance…

Everything Near Marshall

423 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

Birthplace of Boogie Woogie
Marshall, Texas is the birthplace of Boogie Woogie music, a piano-driven style that became a precursor to Rock and Roll. The city celebrates this heritage with an annual Boogie Woogie Festival and the Boogie Woogie…
Boogie Woogie Fest
That rolling, hard-driving piano — the boogie-woogie — they'll tell you it was born right here in Marshall. It came up out of the East Texas logging camps, where formerly enslaved men sat down at whatever piano they…
Dale Watson
Dale Watson's got the pompadour, the truck-driving country, the rockabilly snarl — and after decades in Austin and a stretch in Memphis, he landed in Marshall, East Texas, in twenty twenty. His thirtieth studio album is…
Marshall
Marshall, East Texas — twenty-three thousand people, deep in the Piney Woods, a town a lot of freedmen made home after the Civil War. You'll hear it called the birthplace of boogie woogie. Careful with that one: that…
Marshall as the birthplace of boogie-woogie
Marshall, Texas, founded 1841, calls itself the birthplace of boogie-woogie — and sure, a few other towns raise a hand at that. But hear Marshall out. The Texas and Pacific Railway rolled in about thirty years after the…
Starr, James Harper · Historical Marker
Connecticut-born. Came to Texas 1837. A doctor in Nacogdoches. Secretary of the Treasury and army surgeon, Republic of Texas. At start of Civil War appointed to take and sell the property of enemy aliens, the proceeds…
Clark, Edward, Governor · Historical Marker
(1815-1880) Hometown Texas First Confederate Governor Son of a Georgia governor. Came here in 1842. Member Annexation Convention, 1st and 2nd Texas Legislatures. Participant Mexican War. Secretary of State 1853-7.…
The 1901 Courthouse and the Patent Law Capital · Community Sourced
Two courthouses tell the story of Marshall, Texas, and they sit just a block apart. The Harrison County Courthouse, built in 1901 in Renaissance Revival style, is the kind of building that makes you stop the car.…
A Wish Answered From France
In 1987, with local unemployment near 20 percent, Marshall News Messenger editor George S. Smith crossed the courthouse square and imagined it wrapped in light. He wrote an editorial: picture every tree, every bush, and…
C. G. Lancaster · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, the hometown of Cornelius Granberry Lancaster, a renowned architect born right here in 1863. He studied at Texas A&M and went on to design buildings across the state, from courthouses to…
Harrison County · Historical Marker
You're driving through Harrison County, once the most populous and richest in antebellum Texas. Settlers arrived in the 1830s, and by 1850, cotton was king, fueled by slavery. Later, the railroad arrived, making…
Marshall · Historical Marker
You're driving past Marshall. Two years after Harrison County was created by the Republic of Texas Congress in 1839, landowner Peter Whetstone offered property for a courthouse, a church, and a school in an effort to…
Greer, Elkanah, General · Historical Marker
You're driving past Greer, Elkanah, General. (1825-1877) Born Tennessee. Fought Mexican War. Came to Texas 1848. Commissioned colonel and raised 3rd Texas Cavalry.
Harrison County Courthouse · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Harrison County Courthouse in Marshall, a grand structure built in 1900 for $62,000. This is the third courthouse on this site, following a wooden one from 1851 and a brick Gothic building that…
Whetstone Memorial · Historical Marker
You're driving through Harrison County, near where Peter and Dicey Whetstone made their home. These pioneer settlers were the donors in 1843 of the land for the City of Marshall, which was part of Peter Whetstone's…
First Methodist Church · 0.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Marshall, and the history of this First Methodist Church is quite a story. It began way back in <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1839</say-as> with Littleton Fowler. Fast forward to the Civil…
Capitol Hotel · 0.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of Marshall's Capitol Hotel, built in 1857 as the Adkins House. This fine hotel served as a depot for stage lines, including the southern branch of the Butterfield Mail from 1858 to 1861.…
Library Movement in Marshall · 0.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, where a remarkable library movement began. Back in 1887, twenty-five ladies formed a book club, sparking a civic goal for a city library. They opened their first library in 1900 with…
The Hub Shoe Store · 0.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past The Hub Shoe Store. Mose Weisman opened Hub Shoe Store on E. Austin Street in 1897. The Weisman family emigrated from Bavaria, Germany, to Syracuse, New York, and then to Marshall in the late 1840s,…
Arnot, Albert M. · 0.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Albert M. Arnot house, built way back in 1848. Arnot was a blacksmith, and his home blended Greek Revival and Creole styles. Originally, it had four rooms upstairs, but the basement was something…
Weisman-Hirsch House · 0.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're cruising through Marshall, and just ahead is the Weisman-Hirsch House. The first home on this spot burned down, but this structure rose from the ashes in 1901. Interestingly, the architect, C. G. Lancaster, also…
Webster-Mimosa Hall Cemetery · 0.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Webster-Mimosa Hall Cemetery, a burial ground established around <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1844</say-as> on the Mimosa Hall Plantation. The first person laid to rest here was the…
Joe Weisman and Company · 0.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of Joe Weisman and Company, a Marshall mercantile that grew into a department store. Joe Weisman arrived in town in 1866, starting his business in 1878. His family and successors ran the…
Elks Building · 0.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the historic Elks Building in Marshall. Designed by architect Cornelius Granville Lancaster, this 1903 structure was the grand headquarters for the Benevolent Paternal Order of Elks, Lodge 683. The…
Albert & Katie Van Hook House · 0.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Albert and Katie Van Hook House, built around 1880. It was a wedding present designed by Katie's father, architect N. S. Allen, who designed many important buildings in Shreveport. The house,…
Birthplace of Boogie Woogie · 0.2 mi · Community Sourced
You're at the Texas and Pacific Railway Depot, where the sound that changed American music was born. In the early 1900s, African American railroad workers waiting at this depot began hammering out a new piano style —…
First Baptist Church · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker
John Bryce (1784-1864), Baptist missionary and secret agent for U. S. President John Tyler during Texas annexation negotiations, and the Rev. George Washington Baines, great-grandfather of President Lyndon Baines…
Pickens, Lucy H. · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of Wyalucing, the former home of Lucy Pickens. She's the only 19th-century Texas woman to ever be honored on money, appearing on a Confederate $100 bill! In the 1850s, Lucy brought ice tea…
Confederate Capitol of Missouri · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, but just for a moment, imagine you're in exile. Right here, in November of 1863, this spot became the Confederate Capitol of Missouri. Governor Thomas C. Reynolds and his staff…
Turner, James · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the former home of James Turner, a prominent Marshall lawyer and mayor whose claim to this house came not from a deed, but from a poker game. In 1866, after the Civil War, Turner reportedly won this…
Sam Houston's 1857 Campaign in Marshall · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, where in 1857, Sam Houston came to debate his opponent, Hardin Runnels. Houston, a Unionist speaking in this overwhelmingly secessionist town, delivered such a powerful speech…
Gaines, Belle Fry · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the former home of Belle Fry Gaines, a woman who turned her living space into a vibrant antique shop for many years. The house itself was built in 1875 for John R. and Sallie Stinson. John was a…
Fry-Barry House · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Fry-Barry House in Marshall, a beautiful example of Greek Revival architecture. It was built starting in 1853 by Fidel Bircher, designed by W. R. D. Ward. Then, in 1872, Edwin James Fry, a…
Magnolia Hall · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Magnolia Hall, a beautiful New Orleans-style raised cottage right here in Marshall. Built in 1866 by John H. Lee as a wedding gift for his daughter, Anna E. Pierce, this home was constructed with…
Temple Moses Montefiore · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, and right here is the site of a unique place: Temple Moses Montefiore. In 1887, local Jewish residents formed the Adath Israel congregation, naming it after the famous English…
Trinity Episcopal Church · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Trinity Episcopal Church in Marshall, one of the oldest Episcopal churches in Texas. Its roots go back to the 1840s, with appeals for priests made by Frances Cox Henderson, wife of Governor J.…
Marshall Masonic Female Institute · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, where the story of the Marshall Masonic Female Institute began. It started in 1842 as the Female Department of Marshall University, chartered by the Republic of Texas. The Marshall…
Starr Family Home State Historic Site · 0.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine being at the center of Texas history – that's exactly what this spot was for the Starr family. Between 1846 and 1848, Dr. James Harper Starr served as Secretary of the Treasury for the Republic of Texas, and…
Marshall Cemetery · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Marshall Cemetery, a final resting place for some serious Texas history. This place was incorporated way back on December 12, 1849. Look for the graves of Edward Clark, who served as Governor of…
Hagerty-Harris House · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Hagerty-Harris House in Marshall, built in 1889 by skilled craftsmen from the Texas & Pacific Railroad shops. This home was originally built for William P. Hagerty, who served as the personal…
Robert W. Loughery · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, and right here is where Robert W. Loughery made his mark. Born in 1820, Loughery was a firebrand journalist in East Texas. As owner and editor of the "Texas Republican," he fearlessly…
William Patillo House · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the William Patillo House, built in 1846. Patillo was a major player in the booming transportation industry of East Texas. He was a teaming and transport contractor, meaning he moved goods and people…
Perry, Solomon Ruffin · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, where Solomon Ruffin Perry served as sheriff for a remarkable 27 years, and even longer if you count his first term starting in 1848. He took the job after his predecessor was…
Todd-McKay-Wheat House · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, and just ahead is the Todd-McKay-Wheat House, a home that's seen more than a century of Texas history. It was built sometime before the Civil War, possibly by Judge William S. Todd, who…
Confederate Hat Factory in Marshall, C.S.A. · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Marshall, where Texas had precious few factories when the Civil War broke out. Right here, in the basement of a house, a factory employed about 40 men, making military hats from high-quality fur…
Wigfall House · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Wigfall House in Marshall, the oldest part of which was built around 1856. It was home to Louis T. Wigfall, a fiery leader who championed secession and states' rights. He served Texas as a state…
Hockwald, Isaac · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the former home of Isaac "Ike" Hockwald, a prominent Marshall businessman who arrived here as an orphan in 1877. He went on to become a school trustee and helped organize the East Texas Baseball…
Starr Family Home · 0.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Starr Family Home. Dr. James Harper Starr (1809-1890) was a government official in the Republic of Texas and the Confederacy and a leading physician and businessman. In 1870, Dr. Starr and his son,…
The Chief Justice's Namesake by the Tracks · 0.4 mi
Marshall was laid out in early 1841 to serve as a seat of justice, and Peter Whetstone helped clinch the choice by offering land for a courthouse, church, and school. Isaac Van Zandt named the town for John Marshall,…
The Ginocchio · 0.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over here for a sec, because this place has some serious history! This is the Ginocchio Hotel, right next to the old Texas and Pacific Railway station. Built in 1896 by the Ginocchio family, it was *the* place to…
Marshall, C.S.A. · 0.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, a town that was a critical hub for the Confederacy west of the Mississippi. During the Civil War, this East Texas city hosted the Trans-Mississippi Department's Medical Bureau and Postal…
Lane, Walter Paye · 0.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of a true Texas military hero: Walter Paye Lane. Lane fought for Texas independence, serving as a soldier in the Texas War for Independence. Later, he rose to the rank of Major in the…
Site of Central School · 0.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, and right here is the site of Central School, a landmark in African American education. Before 1894, classes were scattered in homes and churches. But Professor H. B. Pemberton, Sr. saw…
Clark, Edward, Governor · 0.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, where Edward Clark called home. Born in Georgia in 1815, Clark arrived in Texas in 1842, quickly becoming a key figure. He served in the war with Mexico and held nearly every major state…
Horace Randal · 0.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the birthplace of Brigadier General Horace Randal, a notable Confederate officer. Randal played a key role in the Vicksburg Campaign and later commanded troops in the battles of Mansfield and…
Marshall University · 0.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, and right here is the site of a true pioneer in Texas education: Marshall University. Incorporated way back on January 19, 1842, this institution was granted land by the Republic of…
Fraley-Garland House · 0.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're cruising through Marshall, and right here, you're passing the Fraley-Garland House. Built in 1896 for Clinton Fraley, this home is a classic American Four-Square with Colonial Revival touches. Fraley was a…
Mills, John T. · 0.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the resting place of John T. Mills, a man who helped shape early Texas law. Born in Ireland in <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1817</say-as>, Mills served as an Associate Justice on the…
The Allen House · 0.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Allen House, a Greek Revival residence built in 1879 by the Rev. Walker Montecue Allen. He was a Cumberland Presbyterian minister, author, and teacher who moved to Marshall with his wife and nine…
Ginocchio-Cook-Pedison House · 0.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Ginocchio-Cook-Pedison House. Italian-American business leader Charles Ginocchio (1844-98) and wife Roxana settled in Marshall in 1871; built this home, 1886. Architect: C. G. Lancaster, designer of…
Johnson, Claudia Alta Taylor [Lady Bird] · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
First Lady of the United States (1963-1969), daughter of Thomas Jefferson Taylor and Minnie (Pattillo) Taylor, Claudia Alta Taylor was born in Karnack, Texas, on December 22, 1912. Mrs. Johnson's father was a landowner…
Ledbetter, Huddie [Lead Belly] · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
Huddie Ledbetter, singer and guitarist, known as Lead Belly (also spelled Leadbelly), was born on January 21, 1888, near Mooringsport, Louisiana. He was the son of a Black tenant farmer, Wesley Ledbetter, and his half…
Hansford, John M. · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, not far from where Jonesville used to be. Right here, in January of 1844, John M. Hansford, a former Speaker of the Republic of Texas House and a district judge, met a violent…
Sabine Farms, Texas · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, near the border of Harrison and Panola counties. Right here, in the late 1930s, the federal government launched an ambitious New Deal project called Sabine Farms. It was one of only a…
Swanson's Landing · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, near the legendary Caddo Lake. Right here, in 1833, Peter Swanson established Swanson's Landing. It wasn't just any settlement; it was one of Texas's very first inland ports!…
Taylor, Thomas Jefferson II · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, not far from Karnack, where a man named Thomas Jefferson Taylor II, known as 'Cap'n Taylor,' built a remarkable life. He arrived from Alabama in the 1890s and quickly became a…
Marshall - Birthplace of Boogie Woogie · 0.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, the birthplace of Boogie Woogie! Back in the early 1870s, this railroad hub was a center for logging camps where African American laborers found entertainment in barrel houses. It's…
Ginocchio Hotel and Restaurant · 0.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Ginocchio Hotel and Restaurant in Marshall. Italian immigrant Charles Ginocchio built this grand three-story brick building between 1893 and 1896, right near the railroad depot. It housed stores,…
Karnack, TX · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
Karnack is at the intersection of Farm roads 134 and 449, on the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway near Caddo Lake in northeastern Harrison County. Its name reportedly derived from the supposition that its distance from…
White Primary · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
Following Reconstruction , White political leaders in Texas and other southern states sought to take the vote from Black voters. As a disenfranchisement device, the poll tax discouraged poor Whites as well as Blacks…
Citizen's Party of Harrison County · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, Texas, and right here, back in 1878, a political battle was brewing. After the Civil War, the Republican party held power here, thanks to a Black majority. But a group of white…
Midwifery · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Texas, and right here, you might be passing through communities where for generations, childbirth was guided by local midwives. As late as 1900, more than half of all births in Texas were attended…
North Caddo Village · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, heading northeast of Marshall, and you're passing right by the site of the North Caddo Village. This wasn't just any settlement; it was a major crossroads in the early 1800s.…
Shreveport and Chonena Caddo Bands Leave Texas · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through what was once Caddo territory, near Harrison County. Back in 1835, the Caddo Nation signed a treaty with the U.S., agreeing to leave their lands east of Terán's Line. By 1838, increasing tensions…
Shaw Sisters · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, Texas, and right here is the area where the Shaw sisters carved out a life. Sarah, Mary, and Rebecca Shaw were unmarried women who, in the mid-1800s, jointly owned a significant…
Kahn Memorial Hospital · 0.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, and right here is the site of the Kahn Memorial Hospital, a true community effort that shaped healthcare in East Texas. Back in 1909, local doctors saw a growing need for a proper…
Texas & Pacific Depot · 0.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of Marshall's historic Texas & Pacific Depot. Authorized by Congress in 1871, the Texas & Pacific Railway aimed for a transcontinental route along the 32nd parallel. By 1911, this impressive…
Blocker, TX (Harrison County) · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
Blocker, on Farm Road 2625 six miles southeast of Marshall in southeastern Harrison County, is the site of the brick plantation home of Henry Ware , who moved to the county in the early 1840s. Ware is said to have…
Elysian Fields, TX · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
Elysian Fields is at the junction of Farm roads 31 and 451, a mile north of the Panola county line in Harrison County. Popular tradition holds that the name of the town originated in a dinner conversation in New Orleans…
Port Caddo, TX · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
Port Caddo was established when a native of San Augustine, Obediah Hendrick, Jr., was granted 660 acres of land by the Republic of Texas on July 7, 1838. The land, later part of Harrison County, was described as being…
Anderson, Bailey, Sr. · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, Texas, in the heart of East Texas. Right here lies the final resting place of Bailey Anderson, Sr., a veteran of the American Revolution. He fought for American independence, then…
Barton, James M. · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, not far from where James M. Barton's father met his end, killed in the Regulator-Moderator War. Young James moved on to Millville, right here in Rusk County, and became sheriff.…
Hendricks, Sterling Brown · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through what was once Harrison County, Texas, a place that saw action during the Civil War. Sterling Brown Hendricks, a lawyer and politician, raised a company of men here in 1861, known as "Hendricks'…
Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving near Karnack, right beside Caddo Lake, the site of the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant. This massive facility, built by Monsanto, started churning out TNT in October 1942, just in time for World War II. By…
Rudd, Jonathon Davenport · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, Texas, a land rich with history. Right here, Jonathon Davenport Rudd established his Bermuda Farm Plantation, just south of modern-day Waskom. After inheriting twenty-five to…
Stone, Absalom Benjamin, Jr. · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, Texas, where planter Absalom Benjamin Stone, Jr. made his home. When the Civil War broke out, Stone, a gentleman of means, joined up with the Texas Hunters, later the Third Texas…
Teran's Line · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Northeast Texas, perhaps near the Louisiana border, and you're passing through a place marked by a boundary line drawn way back in 1828. General Manuel de Mier y Terán, leading Mexico's Boundary…
Bethesda Baptist Church · 0.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Marshall, where in 1867, Reverend William Massey organized the "Colored Baptist Church" in his own home. They soon chose the name Bethesda, after the Biblical pool of healing. This congregation was a…
Pulaski, TX · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
Pulaski was situated on a bluff on the east bank of the Sabine River about nine miles east of present-day Carthage and due west of present-day Deadwood. Initially known as Walnut Bluff, Pulaski was an early settlement,…
Jonesville, TX (Harrison County) · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, heading east of Marshall. Right here is Jonesville, a community that started life as 'Border' back in the mid-1840s. It was named Border likely because it was so close to…
Narramore, Vashti Gibbs · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, Texas, and right here is where Vashti Gibbs Narramore carved out a life in the Republic of Texas. Arriving in 1837 as a widow, she claimed over 1200 acres of land, a massive grant…
Scott, Preston Rose · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, Texas, the place Preston Rose Scott called home. While he was a farmer and a legislator, his biggest impact came during the 1875 Texas Constitutional Convention. Right here, Scott…
Smith, Nathaniel Alexander · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, Texas, heading towards Woodlawn. Right here, you're passing through the stomping grounds of Nathaniel Alexander Smith. Born in Virginia in 1789, Smith had a varied career, serving…
Texas Southern Railway · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, and right here, the story of the Texas Southern Railway unfolds. Chartered in 1897, this railroad was built to serve the booming lumber industry. Its tracks stretched from…
Elysian Fields [Old Town], TX · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
Old Elysian Fields (Old Town) is a community in southeastern Harrison County located just west of Socagee Creek at the intersection of Farm Road 451 and County Road 1202. Situated just over a mile east of the…
Harleton, TX · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
Harleton is at the intersection of Farm roads 1968 and 450 and State Highway 154, fifteen miles northwest of Marshall in northwestern Harrison County. A community called Fontana was established on the site about 1890,…
Leigh, TX · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
Leigh, also known as Antioch, is at the intersection of Farm roads 134 and 1999, fourteen miles northeast of Marshall in northeastern Harrison County. The community is on a site said to have been the location of a large…
Woodlawn, TX · 0.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
Woodlawn is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and Farm Road 1997, on the Union Pacific Railroad eight miles north of Marshall in north central Harrison County. The site of the community was settled prior to 1850,…
Trammel's Trace Cabin · 0.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past what's left of Trammel's Trace Cabin, built even before 1842. Imagine this place, constructed from hand-hewn logs chinked with pipe clay, a real piece of frontier engineering. It was part of a…
St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery · 0.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Marshall. While the exact start date is unknown, the oldest graves here date back to 1872. This cemetery served Catholics across Harrison County and surrounding towns.…
Ebenezer Methodist Church · 0.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of Ebenezer Methodist Church. Worship has been held here since 1867, with the first church building erected in 1868. Over its century-long career, the church has served 42 pastors and has…
Matthew W. Dogan, Sr. · 0.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the former site of Wiley College in Marshall, where Matthew W. Dogan, Sr. served as president for nearly fifty years. Arriving in 1896, he transformed the struggling school, overseeing the…
Wiley College · 0.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Wiley College in Marshall, founded in 1873 by the Freedmen's Aid Society of the Methodist Church. Its mission: to educate Black men and women newly freed by the Civil War. The college was named for…
Sam Houston School · 0.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of the Sam Houston School in Marshall. Purchased in 1903, this eight-room brick building was designed by architect C. G. Lancaster and opened in 1905 as the East Side School. It served Anglo…
Matthew Duncan Ector · 0.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the resting place of Matthew Duncan Ector, a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army. Ector's military career saw him participate in some of the Civil War's most significant battles, including…
Alexander Travis Hawthorn · 0.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the resting place of Alexander Travis Hawthorn, a man who wore many hats. Born in Alabama in 1825, he first made his name as an Arkansas lawyer before heading off to war. As a colonel, he commanded…
Murrah, Pendleton · 0.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, heading into a tough chapter of Texas history. Pendleton Murrah, a successful lawyer and businessman here in town, stepped up to lead Texas as governor in <say-as interpret-as="date"…
Lt. Gen. George Perry Rains · 0.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Marshall, where Lt. Gen. George Perry Rains was born and lived most of his life. Rains wasn't just a local doctor; he had a remarkable 49-year military career. He joined the local militia in <say-as…
Van Zandt Hill · 0.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the homesite of Isaac Van Zandt, a man who wore many hats. He was a founder of Marshall, a frontiersman, a lawyer, and a statesman who served in the Congress of the Republic of Texas. Van Zandt even…
Marshall Hebrew Cemetery · 0.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, and just off to the side is the Marshall Hebrew Cemetery. It's a quiet resting place, but it tells a story of early Jewish settlers in Harrison County, many of them German immigrants.…
Greenwood Cemetery · 0.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Greenwood Cemetery in Marshall. This isn't just any graveyard; it's the final resting place for some of the earliest leaders and patriots of Texas. It began in 1840 as a private burial ground for the…
Marshall Hall · 0.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Marshall Hall, the oldest building on the East Texas Baptist University campus. Built on the site of a former plantation, this structure was part of a 1912 plan to create a southern Baptist college.…
Wiley College · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
Wiley College, established in 1873 in Marshall, Texas, by the Freedmen's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, is the oldest African-American institute of higher education west of the Mississippi River. The…
Burke, John · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, maybe not far from Marshall, where John Burke started his incredible life. He arrived here a cobbler, studied law at night, and became a criminal defense attorney. But when the Civil…
Conerly, Ruth · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, birthplace of Ruth Conerly. Born in 1908, Ruth overcame childhood polio, her father's death, and poverty to become a celebrated artist. By age fourteen, she was a child prodigy in…
Dixon, Floyd · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, the birthplace of Floyd Dixon, a jump-blues piano player and singer who called himself 'Mr. Magnificent.' Born Jay Riggins, Jr., in 1928, Dixon taught himself piano listening to…
Elam, David Alexander [Omar Shariff] · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, a town that claims to be the birthplace of boogie-woogie blues! Right here, David Alexander Elam was born, later known as Omar Shariff. His dad was a boogie-woogie piano player,…
Hagerty, Rebecca McIntosh Hawkins · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, where Rebecca Hagerty built an empire. Born in 1815 to a Creek chief, she survived the murder of her father and the forced migration of her people. After two husbands died, she…
Lane, Walter Paye · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, and right here is the stomping ground of Walter P. Lane, a soldier who saw more action than most! Lane fought in the Texas Revolution, earning a promotion at the Battle of San…
Pemberton Henry B., Sr. · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, where you can still feel the legacy of Henry B. Pemberton, Sr. Born to former slaves in 1866, Pemberton became Wiley College's very first graduate in 1888. But he didn't stop…
Rose, William Pinckney · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, Texas, a place that was once the stage for a legendary feud. Meet William Pinckney Rose, a man so tough they called him 'Hell-roarin' Rose.' He arrived here in 1839, right as the…
Wells, Henrietta Pauline Bell · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, and right here near Marshall, you're passing through the birthplace of a groundbreaking moment in American collegiate history. In 1930, a young woman named Henrietta Bell, a student at…
Whetstone, Peter · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, on your way to Marshall, a town that owes its existence to a man named Peter Whetstone. Born in Indiana in 1790, Whetstone was described as a 'rough character,' even serving time…
Porter-Barrymore Shooting · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, where a night of theater turned deadly back in 1879. After a performance, actors Benjamin Porter and Maurice Barrymore, grandfather of John and Ethel Barrymore, stopped for a late…
Marshall, TX · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, a town that played a surprising role in the Civil War. In 1861, Marshall unanimously voted for secession, becoming a hotbed of Confederate activity. The Confederate government of…
Abner, David, Sr. · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, a town that was home to David Abner, Sr. Born into slavery in Alabama in 1826, Abner was brought to Texas in 1843. After the Civil War, he settled here in Marshall. He started as…
Abrams, William H. · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through North Texas, maybe near Marshall or Dallas, and you're passing through the legacy of William H. Abrams. He wasn't just a railroad man, helping lay tracks and establish towns across Texas. When oil…
Bishop College · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
Right here in Marshall, Texas, you're passing by the site of Bishop College. Founded in 1881 by the Baptist Home Mission Society, it was established for black Baptists, thanks to a generous donation from the widow of…
Caesar, Lois Towles · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, a town that was home to an incredible talent: Lois Towles Caesar. Born in Arkansas, her family moved to Texarkana, Texas, when she was young. After graduating from Wiley College…
Clough, Jeremiah Morrill · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving near Marshall, Texas, and right here is a story about Jeremiah Morrill Clough, a lawyer who became a Confederate lieutenant colonel. Clough enlisted at the start of the Civil War, but he quickly became…
Countee, Samuel Albert · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, the birthplace of Samuel Albert Countee. Born in 1909, Countee grew up to become a prominent artist of the New Negro Movement. His paintings and sculptures celebrated…
Finch, Mildred Newton · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Dallas right now, past places that Mildred Newton Finch called home. Born in Marshall in 1922, she was a brilliant math teacher and a community leader. After earning her degree, she even taught…
Greer, Elkanah Bracken · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, a town that was home to Elkanah Bracken Greer, a Confederate general and a man deeply involved in the politics of his time. Greer fought in the Mexican War with Jefferson Davis's…
Harrison County · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, and right here, in the heart of East Texas, you're passing through a place that was once the wealthiest county in Texas before the Civil War. By 1860, Harrison County had more…
Heartsill, William Williston · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, a town that was home to William Williston Heartsill, a Confederate soldier and author. Heartsill enlisted in 1861 and served on the frontier, but his most harrowing experience…
Kendall, Mitchell · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, a town that was home to Mitchell Kendall, a man born into slavery in Georgia around 1822. After arriving here, he became a blacksmith and a property owner. In the years following…
Kennedy, John J. · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, and right here in Marshall, you're passing through the heart of a wild frontier conflict known as the Regulator-Moderator War. In the mid-1840s, John J. Kennedy, a lawyer and a…
Marshall Conferences · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, a town that became a crucial meeting point for the Confederacy during the Civil War. With Union forces threatening to cut the western states off by controlling the Mississippi…
Payne, Ellen Evans Lewis · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, near Marshall, where Ellen Evans Lewis Payne lived most of her life. Born into slavery around 1849, Ellen's story is unique because it was recorded. In the late 1930s, she was…
Randal, Horace · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through what is now Randall County, Texas, a place named for Horace Randal. Born in Tennessee, Randal moved to Texas as a boy and became one of the first Texans appointed to West Point. After graduating…
Rhoads, Joseph J. · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, the birthplace of Joseph J. Rhoads. Rhoads was more than just a school administrator; he was a champion for equality. He became the president of Bishop College in 1929, the first…
Richardson, Samuel J. · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, maybe near Marshall, and you might be passing right by the site of a dramatic moment in Texas Reconstruction. Samuel J. Richardson was a Confederate officer, but after the war, he…
Scott, Isaiah Benjamin · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, right where a pivotal moment in education history happened. Back in <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1893</say-as>, Isaiah Benjamin Scott, a prominent Black Methodist…
Seventh Texas Infantry · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, right near Marshall, where the Seventh Texas Volunteer Infantry Regiment was born in October of <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1861</say-as>. This regiment, organized by John…
Sims, Frankie Lee · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through North Texas, and right here, you're passing through the stomping grounds of Frankie Lee Sims, a blues legend who helped define the Texas country blues sound. Born in Louisiana in 1917, Sims moved…
Texas and Pacific Railway · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, and right here, the story of the Texas and Pacific Railway begins. Chartered by Congress in 1871, this wasn't just any railroad; it was destined to be a southern transcontinental line…
Van Zandt, Isaac · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, a town that owes its very existence to Isaac Van Zandt. He arrived here in 1839, a lawyer looking for opportunity. He convinced Peter Whetstone to donate land for a new townsite…
Willie, Carrie Sykes · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Dallas, and right here is a story about dedication to education. Carrie Sykes Willie was one of the very first Black women in Texas to earn a college degree. She started her studies at Wiley…
Wyalucing Plantation · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, where you're passing the site of Wyalucing Plantation. Built between 1848 and 1850 by enslaved laborers, this grand brick home was designed to look like a Grecian temple, complete…
Reves, Wyn-Nelle Russell [Wendy] · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, not far from Marshall, the hometown of Wyn-Nelle "Wendy" Russell Reves. Born in 1916, Wendy was more than just a model gracing the covers of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. She was a savvy…
Bass, Frederick Samuel · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, and right here in Marshall, Frederick Samuel Bass was building a military career long before the Civil War. He taught at a local military academy and then, in 1861, enlisted as…
Baxter, Eli Harris, Jr. · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, and right here is where Eli Harris Baxter, Jr. hung his shingle as a lawyer in the town of Marshall back in 1858. He was a young man, fresh out of law school and a stint at West…
Beall, Thomas J. · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, perhaps near Marshall, where Thomas J. Beall began his legal career. But when the Civil War broke out, Beall traded his law books for a rifle. He joined the Confederate Army, fighting…
Caven, William John · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, Texas, where William John Caven started his journey. Born in Georgia in 1833, his family moved here before the Civil War. Caven joined the Third Texas Cavalry in 1861, fighting…
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, and right here in Marshall is where the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church first put down roots in Texas. It was organized back in December of 1870 in Jackson, Tennessee, and…
Constitutional Union Party · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, near Marshall, where in 1860 a new political party held its state convention: the Constitutional Union Party. This party was a last-ditch effort by former Whigs and disaffected…
Dogan, Matthew Winfred · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, and right here is where Matthew Winfred Dogan turned a struggling college into one of the nation's best for African Americans. Dogan arrived in 1896 to lead Wiley College. For…
Dunaway, George Opie · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, Texas, maybe near Marshall. Right here, George Opie Dunaway was living the life of a saddler before the Civil War. But when conflict called, he traded his tools for a saber. He…
Hall, Montreville Jefferson · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving near Marshall, Texas, in Harrison County. Right here is where Montreville Jefferson Hall lived. A lawyer and planter, he was elected to the Texas House in 1853. He was so trusted by his neighbors that…
Hill, William Pinckney · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, and right here is Marshall, where William Pinckney Hill built a life before the Civil War. He was a lawyer, a slave owner, and a delegate to the Texas Secession Convention. But…
Jamison, Monroe Franklin · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through North Texas, and right here, you're passing through the territory served by Bishop Monroe Franklin Jamison. Born into slavery in Georgia in 1848, Jamison moved to Marshall, Texas, in 1872. He…
Lancaster, Cornelius Granbery · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, the hometown of Cornelius Granbery Lancaster. Born in 1863, Lancaster became a notable architect, designing dozens of buildings that still stand across East Texas. You might have…
Lane, George · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving near Marshall, Texas, and right here in Harrison County, George Lane made a name for himself as a jurist and public servant. Arriving in Texas in 1837, Lane quickly became district attorney, prosecuting…
Rains, George Perry · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, the hometown of George Perry Rains. Born here in 1872, Rains was a doctor who also answered the call to arms. He enlisted in the Marshall Light Infantry in 1890, serving on the…
Starr, Amory Reily · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, Texas, and right here is Marshall, where Amory Reily Starr made his mark. Born in Nacogdoches in 1847, Starr was a determined young man. He ran away from home four times to join…
Stoneware Pottery · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, and right here, you're passing through a place that was home to one of the earliest industries in the state: stoneware pottery. Back in the 1840s, craftsmen like Tanner set up shop…
Tarleton, William A. · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, near Marshall, where William A. Tarleton was a major player in antebellum Texas politics. He served as a state representative from <say-as interpret-as="date"…
Taylor, James Franklin · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County right now, not far from Marshall, where James Franklin Taylor made his mark. He arrived in Texas in 1844, quickly establishing a large plantation and becoming a leading citizen.…
Blanch, Ezekiel Alfred · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County right now, near Marshall, where Ezekiel Alfred Blanch made his mark not just as a state senator, but as a railroad visionary. In 1854, the Southern Pacific Railroad sent Blanch to…
Adams House · 0.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of the Adams House, a home with deep roots in Marshall's history. Attorney and plantation owner Chesley Meredith Adams first bought this land in the 1850s, building a log house. After his…
Banks, Melvin James · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
Melvin James Banks, African-American historian and educator, was born on May 17, 1903, in Montgomery, Alabama. He graduated with a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Howard University of Washington, D.C., and later…
Abrams, Lucien · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through North Texas, and right here, in Marshall, is where a significant Texas artist likely began his journey. Lucien Abrams was born in Kansas in 1870, but his family moved to Marshall around 1874. He…
Allen, Roderick Random · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, and right here in Marshall, Roderick Random Allen was born. This guy had a military career that spanned three wars, from World War I to Korea. He served in France, saw action in…
Blalock, Bryan · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, and right here is Marshall, the hometown of Bryan Blalock. He wasn't just any businessman; he was a titan of the Texas dairy industry. In 1921, he took the reins of the Texas Milk…
Blalock, Myron Geer · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, near Marshall, where Myron Geer Blalock built a long career in Texas politics and military service. He first entered the Texas House of Representatives way back in 1913, while…
Craig, Eli Taylor · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, Texas, a place that was home to Eli Taylor Craig. Born in Tennessee in 1812, Craig moved his family here in 1846, settling about eleven miles south of Marshall. He established a…
Evans, William F. · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, and right here in Marshall, Dr. William F. Evans was the first physician to settle. He arrived in Texas in 1842, establishing not just his medical practice, but also a drugstore…
Groner, Frank Shelby · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, perhaps near Marshall, where Frank Shelby Groner spent the last years of his career. Born in Collin County in 1877, Groner was a lawyer and a Baptist minister before becoming a major…
Marshall and East Texas Railway · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, passing through places like Marshall and Winnsboro. Back in the day, the Marshall and East Texas Railway was chartered in 1908, connecting these communities. It stretched nearly 97…
Ware, Henry · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, near Marshall, where Henry Ware built more than just a plantation. In the 1850s, this wealthy planter invested ten thousand dollars into a steam-powered textile mill. Imagine it:…
Williams, Richard Gene [Notes] · 0.9 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marshall, Texas, a place that helped launch the career of jazz trumpeter Richard Gene Williams, known as "Notes" Williams. Born in Galveston in 1931, Williams honed his skills on the trumpet after…
East Texas Baptist University · 1.0 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past East Texas Baptist University. SECONDARY EDUCATION IS A FAMILIAR INSTITUTION IN MARSHALL WITH ACADEMIES DATING BACK TO THE 1840s. DURING A 1911 BANQUET FOR DONORS TO THE NEW SOUTHERN METHODIST…
Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church · 1.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, heading past the site of Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church. After the Civil War, many African Americans in Texas faced a real struggle to establish their own churches. But in 1874, a…
Powder Mill Cemetery · 1.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of the old Powder Mill Cemetery, just outside Marshall. This ground has a complex history, starting with a Confederate gunpowder factory. When the factory was destroyed in <say-as…
Wiley College Cemetery · 1.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Wiley College Cemetery in Marshall, a four-acre burial ground established for the Black community when Wiley College was founded in 1873. The earliest marked graves here date to 1894, but this…
Marshall Powder Mill · 2.0 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of the Marshall Powder Mill, a critical Confederate operation during the Civil War. After Vicksburg fell, cutting off supplies, the Confederacy had to scramble. By late 1863, this plant was…
Cumberland Presbyterians in Harrison County · 2.0 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, the site of the first Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Harrison County, established in 1848 by Reverend James Sampson and 22 members. Over the next century, congregations spread, but…
Marshall · 2.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're cruising through Marshall, Texas, a town that played a surprisingly significant role in the Civil War. Founded back in 1839 and named for U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, this city became a major…
Ewing Chapel Cemetery · 2.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Ewing Chapel Cemetery, the final resting place for many early settlers. Established in January 1855, the earliest confirmed burial here dates back to July 1853. The grounds hold Civil War…
A Town Built on the Right Kind of Dirt · 3.6 mi
Marshall Pottery exists because of what lies underground. When W. F. Rocker founded it in 1895, he chose this spot for two natural ingredients: abundant water and vast beds of fine white clay. That clay is why it…
The Most Haunted Road in Texas · 3.6 mi · Community Sourced
Stagecoach Road is an old dirt track that once carried travelers between Marshall and Shreveport in the mid-1800s. Today, it is called the most haunted road in Texas. The eight-mile stretch cuts through dense East Texas…
Marshall Pottery · 3.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of the Marshall Pottery, a business that put this East Texas town on the map for clay garden pots. It all started back in 1895 when W.F. Rocker, a Kentucky native, saw the potential in this…
Grover Cemetery · 4.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of the old Grover community. It started in 1848 as a school, later adding a Union church, becoming the heart of a farming settlement. The cemetery here dates to the 1850s, with Susan Green,…
Henderson, John Barry · 5.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marshall, and to your right, you're passing the John Barry Henderson home. This place has a story that bridges the Civil War. The rear wing was built before 1861, serving as a way station on the…
Nesbitt Cemetery · 5.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Nesbitt Cemetery, a final resting place with roots stretching back to 1847. Twin brothers Robert Jamieson and Nathan Nesbitt settled here that year. The first burial was Nathan's wife, Psyche, who…
Stagecoach Road · 6.8 mi
Outside Marshall, in deep East Texas, Stagecoach Road is the real eighteen-fifties stage line that ran cotton and passengers down to Shreveport — run by planter William Bradfield until the railroad killed it off in the…
Marshall-Shreveport Stagecoach Road · 6.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the old route of the Marshall-Shreveport Stagecoach Road. Before the Civil War, this dusty track was Texas's superhighway, connecting Marshall to Shreveport and then on to New Orleans markets.…
Judge J.B. Williamson House · 7.0 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Judge J.B. Williamson House, a grand ante-bellum plantation built right after the Republic of Texas was founded. Originally log cabins, it was expanded into a Greek Revival mansion, possibly by…
Harrison County · 7.0 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Harrison County, Texas, formed way back in 1839. It's named for Jonas Harrison, a New Jersey statesman who arrived in Texas in 1820. He was part of the First Convention of Texas in 1832 and died…
Woodlawn Baptist Church · 7.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of Woodlawn Baptist Church, originally organized as Bethesda Baptist Church back on July 21, 1850, with thirteen charter members. The original church building was moved in 1877, and for…
Scott, William Thomas · 7.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, not far from where William Thomas Scott, a wealthy planter and legislator, founded the town of Scottsville. Scott immigrated to Texas in 1840, eventually amassing nearly 25,000…
Buard, Rebecca J. · 7.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Harrison County, near Scottsville, a place that was home to Rebecca Buard. Born in 1909, she grew up on her grandfather's farm, a man who bought land in 1867 thanks to his fishing income from…
Scott, William Thomas · 7.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Scottsville, founded by William Thomas Scott, an 1834 Texas settler. Scott was a key player, serving as a Congressman and Senator for the Republic of Texas. He even helped charter a railroad…
Scottsville · 7.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Scottsville, a town founded way back in 1834 by William Thomas Scott. Scott wasn't just a pioneer; he was a statesman who helped shape this part of Texas. He lived until 1887, seeing a lot of…
Liberty City · 9.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Gregg County, past the area once known as Liberty City. But before it got that name, this community went by some wilder ones. Imagine calling this place Hog Eye – apparently for an early settler…
Hallsville, TX · 12.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Hallsville, a town that owes its very existence to a railroad shuffle. Back in 1839, settlers first gathered around Fort Crawford, a mile west of here, for protection from Native Americans. But…
Hallsville, TX · 12.4 mi
In the 19th century, Hallsville's history was shaped by the railroad. The area was first settled in 1839 with the construction of Fort Crawford. But it wasn't until 1869, when the Southern Pacific Railway crossed a mile…
William Delafield · 12.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past William Delafield. A veteran of the American Revolution; lived in this area as patriarch of a family whose history typifies westward movement of the people of the United States. Son of Nicholas…
LaGrone's Chapel · 12.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of LaGrone's Chapel. Built around 1866 on land originally settled by Jacob LaGrone in 1837, this chapel was constructed using timber from Harleton's Mill. The property was eventually deeded…
Hallsville · 12.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Hallsville, a town that owes its existence to the railroad! Originally Ash Springs and Fort Crawford in the 1840s, this place really took off when the Texas & Pacific Railway rolled in. The very…
Taylor, James F., Lodge · 12.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Hallsville, and just ahead is the site of the James F. Taylor Lodge. Chartered way back in 1856 in a town called Ash Springs, this Masonic lodge was named for a prominent local citizen and state…
Jefferson · 12.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, a town that boomed thanks to its unique geography. Founded in 1839, Jefferson was laid out with two different street grids – one north-south, the other diagonal to Big Cypress Bayou.…
The Hallsville Cemetery · 12.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Hallsville Cemetery, established in 1875 by the James F. Taylor Masonic Lodge. It began as a community burial ground, with burials transferred from older settlements like Ash Springs and Fort…
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church · 12.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Hallsville, and just a few months after the Emancipation Proclamation in 1865, formerly enslaved families began settling this area. They started holding prayer meetings in homes, led by Brother…
Noonday Holiness Camp Interdenominational · 13.0 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Hallsville, heading past the site of the Noonday Holiness Camp. Founded way back in 1897 by a group of local businessmen and landowners, this spot hosted annual camp meetings. At first, they…
Woodley House · 13.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Woodley House, a home with roots stretching back to the 1840s when the Woodley family first settled this part of Harrison County. William Lawrence Woodley built this farmhouse right here in 1873.…
Blue Bonnet Farm · 13.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Blue Bonnet Farm, a raised cottage that was begun way back in 1847. The main wing you see was built in 1869, using heart pine cut right here on the home place. This home is a Recorded Texas Historic…
Trammel's Trace · 13.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Marion County, following a route that was once a vital artery for Texas immigration: Trammel's Trace. This path started as Indian trails, but in 1824, government scout Nicholas Trammel began…
Marion County Depression Era Roadside Park · 13.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Marion County Depression Era Roadside Park, built by the National Youth Administration in the 1930s. Supported by President Roosevelt's WPA, this park opened in 1938, offering a place for…
Johnson, Lyndon B., Mrs. · 14.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Karnack, Texas, the hometown of a First Lady who championed the beauty of America. Claudia Alta Taylor, better known as 'Lady Bird' Johnson, was born right near here on December 22nd, 1912. Her…
Union Missionary Baptist Church · 14.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of one of Texas's oldest African-American heritage landmarks. In 1842, this land was first conveyed to slaves to establish a non-denominational place of worship. The sanctuary built here in…
Claiborne House · 14.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, heading past the Claiborne House. Built in 1875 by Volney H. Claiborne, a Civil War veteran, this home is a rare example of the late Greek Revival style in Texas. It was the family home…
Houston Street Victorian Cottage · 14.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're cruising through Jefferson, a town built on the riches brought by its early ferry. Look around, and you might spot this charming Victorian Cottage. It dates back to at least 1851, when John M. and Nancy Dollehite…
Hudgins-Blake House · 14.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Hudgins-Blake House in Jefferson, a testament to architectural style and enduring family legacy. Built between 1855 and 1867 by William P. Hudgins, this grand residence boasts 13-foot ceilings…
Urquhart, A.M. · 14.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, and right here is the former site of the A.M. Urquhart cottage. Built around the turn of the 20th century, this home was for Angus Mezappa Urquhart and his wife, Mary Jane. Angus was…
Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant · 14.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Karnack, near the site of the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant. Opened in 1941, this massive facility churned out over 400 million pounds of TNT during World War II. It later produced propellant…
Gay 90's House · 14.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're cruising through Jefferson, a town that once buzzed as a major Texas port. Look for the J. M. Benefield Home, once known as the Gay 90's House. This place was the heart of social life back in the day, hosting all…
Bower, Doyle · 14.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past a survivor from Jefferson's past, built way back in 1858. This house, constructed by Haye Zolley, is a prime example of early Texas architecture. Look closely at the details – it was built using…
Port Caddo · 14.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Karnack, and just off this road lies the ghost of Port Caddo. This place was born in controversy, right in the middle of a 'neutral ground' disputed by nations from 1806. The folks here? They were…
Benefield, Barry · 14.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the former home of Barry Benefield, a writer who captured the spirit of East Texas. Born in <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1877</say-as>, Benefield grew up around his father's wagon yard in…
Stilley-Young House · 14.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Stilley-Young House in Jefferson, a beautiful example of Greek Revival architecture. Built for cotton broker Frank Stilley and his wife Minerva in 1860, this home has a fascinating second act. By…
Jay Goulds Curse on Jefferson · 14.6 mi · Things to Do
When railroad baron Jay Gould rolled into Jefferson in the 1870s he had a simple proposition: let me bring my railroad through town. The city fathers flush…
Swanson's Landing · 14.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're cruising past the historic site of Swanson's Landing, a bustling port on Caddo Lake back in the 1830s. Founded by Peter Swanson, this was the gateway for goods heading to New Orleans and supplies for settlers. By…
George Webster Smith · 14.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, a town still feeling the heat of Reconstruction. Look to your right, and you're passing the site of the old calaboose, the city jail. It was here, on October 4th, <say-as…
Excelsior House · 14.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Excelsior House, the oldest hotel in East Texas! Its original frame part went up in the 1850s, with a brick wing added in 1864. During Jefferson's heyday as a river port, this place hosted…
Jay Gould Railroad Car · 14.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're cruising past what remains of a Gilded Age titan's personal luxury. This was the 'Atlanta,' the private railway car of railroad magnate Jay Gould, built in 1888. Imagine this opulent mahogany and crystal-lined…
Perry, Captain William · 14.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Jefferson, where Captain William Perry played a huge role in making this an inland port. Arriving around 1840, he dredged the Big Cypress Bayou for ships and built a massive shipping business. He…
Old United States Post Office and Courts Building (Jefferson, Texas) · 14.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over here – this spot was once at the heart of a bustling riverport! The Old U.S. Post Office and Courts Building, now the Jefferson Historical Museum, stands as a reminder of Jefferson's boomtown days.…
Emmert, Alice · 14.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Alice Emmert house, built around 1868 in late Greek Revival style. It was later updated with Victorian elements before Alice Emmert herself purchased it in 1898. She made history, serving as one…
Jefferson C.S.A. · 14.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Jefferson C.S.A.. (Star and Wreath) Metropolis of commerce and culture for East Texas, Jefferson became important center for Confederate activity. Major quartermaster depot for northern Texas…
Vaughan, Samuel Floyd, Dr. · 14.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the home of Dr. Samuel Floyd Vaughan, a physician who served Harrison County for decades. He bought this house back in 1870, after serving as a Civil War veteran. The home itself started much…
Schluter Home · 14.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Schluter Home, a colonial-style house built way back in 1856. F.A. Schluter was one of the very first six settlers to call Jefferson home. Imagine this place back then, with its spacious halls…
Todd-Terhune Residence · 14.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, past a house that's seen a lot of history. Built in 1856 or 1857 by C.S. Sabine, it's a classic Greek Revival design. Just a year later, it was bought by District Judge William S. Todd,…
The Jefferson "Jimplecute" · 14.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the historic home of the 'Jimplecute,' a newspaper born in 1848 from initials meaning 'Join Industry, Manufacturing, Planting, Labor, Energy, Capital (in) Unity Together Everlasting.' The paper was…
Livery Stable · 14.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Livery Stable. Near Trammel's Trace, a road charted 1813, used by thousands of settlers migrating to Texas. Site was owned 1868 by D. B. Culberson, later a congressman and a lawyer for defense in the…
Falling Leaves, 1855 · 14.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're cruising through Jefferson, and right here is the site of Falling Leaves, a home with a long history. The original four rooms and a hall were built in 1855. Over the years, it saw additions, including a long ell…
Christ Episcopal Church · 14.6 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Christ Episcopal Church in Jefferson. The parish was instituted in 1860, and Reverend E. G. Benners served as its first resident clergyman from 1869 to 1894. The building features Gothic architecture…
Jefferson - The Town That Lost Everything · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
In the 1870s, Jefferson was the biggest city in Texas. Steamboats lined its riverfront on Big Cypress Bayou, which connected to the Red River and from there to the Mississippi and New Orleans. Cotton, iron, and timber…
The Great Raft That Built a City · 14.7 mi · Things to Do
For centuries an 80-mile logjam called the Great Raft choked the Red River so completely that it backed water all the way up into Caddo Lake. That accidental…
Gaslight From Pine Knots, and Ice in the Heat · 14.7 mi
Long before power lines reached East Texas, Jefferson glowed. In 1867 it became the first town in Texas to light itself with manufactured gas. Workers packed seven-foot iron drums called retorts with resin-rich pine…
Diamond Bessie Murder Trial - Jefferson · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
In January 1877, a well-dressed couple checked into the Brooks House hotel in Jefferson. He signed the register as A. Monroe. She wore diamonds on every finger and was known on the circuit as Diamond Bessie. They…
Jefferson Turn Basin · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, and right here is the historic Turn Basin. Imagine this wide lagoon in Cypress Bayou as the bustling heart of the southwest's greatest inland port! Back in 1844, the steamer 'Lama' was…
Culberson, Charles Allen · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the former home of Charles Allen Culberson, a titan of Texas politics. He lived here in Jefferson for over two decades, launching a career that would see him serve as Attorney General, Governor, and…
Dalhart, Vernon · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, the birthplace of Vernon Dalhart, born Marion Try Slaughter II. He started his singing career right here at the Kahn Saloon, went on to star in New York operas, and even recorded for…
Spielberg Fled the Excelsior House · 14.7 mi · Things to Do
The Excelsior House has been hosting guests since the 1850s and most of them sleep just fine. Steven Spielberg was not one of them. The story goes that the…
The Grove — Americas Most Haunted House · 14.7 mi · Things to Do
Built in 1861 in the middle of Jeffersons boom years The Grove looks like any other graceful Southern home from the outside. Inside is another story entirely.…
Last Confederate Powder Magazine in Texas · 14.7 mi · Things to Do
In 1863 with the Civil War grinding on the Confederacy needed a safe place to store gunpowder and ammunition deep in the Texas interior. They built an ordnance…
The Jefferson Hotel · 14.7 mi · Things to Do
One of the most haunted hotels in the South. Built in the 1850s in the once-booming riverport of Jefferson. Guests report phantom footsteps slamming doors and…
First Texas Artificial Gas Plant · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, a city that was once the largest inland port and second largest in Texas. Back in 1870, the Jefferson Gas Light Company was chartered, and this site was part of it. They used retorts,…
Kahn Saloon · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, and right here is the site of the old Kahn Saloon. Built in the early 1860s, it started as a boarding house and mercantile before becoming a saloon around 1900. It's famous for two…
First Methodist Church · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of Jefferson's First Methodist Church, founded way back in 1844. Its first log church was replaced in 1860 by a brick building that was called the most imposing west of the Mississippi…
House of the Seasons · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're cruising past the House of the Seasons, built in 1872 for Benjamin Epperson, a confidant of Sam Houston and a major player in Texas politics. This home is a beautiful example of architectural transition, blending…
First Artificial Gas Lights in Texas · 14.7 mi · Things to Do
In 1867 while most Texas towns were still stumbling around by candlelight Jefferson decided it deserved better. Workers built a gas works where they stuffed…
Texas First Ice Factory · 14.7 mi · Things to Do
Imagine living in the sweltering East Texas heat of the 1860s where the only ice you ever saw came on a ship from New England — if it arrived at all. Then…
Alley-McKay House · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, a town founded by Daniel Nelson Alley. About 1851, Alley built this very home, a classic example of Greek Revival architecture. It features a central hall plan with four rooms. Later,…
Clark, William · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, and right here is the home of William Clark, a prominent local figure. The original back rooms of this house are thought to have been built even before 1852, possibly by Jefferson's…
Planters Bank · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, a town that was once a major hub for Texas commerce. Look around for remnants of its past glory. Right here, in <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1852</say-as>, stood the warehouse…
Early Jefferson Lodge Building · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the last of Jefferson's commercial-row buildings from its heyday as an inland port. Built in the late 1850s, this structure first housed the Jefferson Masonic Lodge. During the Civil War, businesses…
Godfrey-Singleton House · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Godfrey-Singleton House, a beautiful example of Folk Victorian architecture. Built starting in 1892 for teacher Margaret Godfrey, it was later expanded by the Singleton family, who lived here for…
Nineteenth Century Business House · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, a town that once boomed as a river port. Look for this fine structure, built in the 19th century. It's notable for its fanlight transoms and for once housing the Kahan Saloon, a key…
Graham, Charles G. · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, the hometown of Captain Charles G. Graham. He served in the Confederate army during the Civil War, even getting wounded at the Battle of Mansfield in 1864. After the war, Graham became…
Presbyterian Church · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, and look to your right. You're passing the Presbyterian Church, built in 1872. It was once the largest Cumberland Presbyterian Church building in all of Texas! Keep an eye out for its…
Murphy Building · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Murphy Building, a structure that's seen Jefferson's history unfold. Brothers John and James Murphy built this as a wholesale cotton warehouse back in the 1850s. Over the years, it's been…
Homestead · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, a town that was once the social center of East Texas. Look around for the site of this homestead, built way back in 1851. It was constructed using slave labor, with broadax-hewn boards…
Marion County Courthouse · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, the county seat of Marion County, created in 1860. By then, Jefferson was already a booming steamboat hub on Big Cypress Bayou. After a few temporary buildings, the county hired…
Federal Court and Post Office Building · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the former Federal Court and Post Office Building in Jefferson. For nearly seventy-five years, from 1890 to 1964, this building housed the Court of the Eastern District of Texas. Today, it serves as…
Jefferson Public Library · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Jefferson Public Library, a building that opened its doors in 1907. It was funded by local donations and a significant gift from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. Jefferson was a town that truly…
Sterne Fountain · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Sterne Fountain. Settling in Jefferson prior to the Civil War, Jacob and Ernestine Sterne became prominent leaders of the community. Their early management of the post office here and their…
Macedonia United Methodist Church · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Macedonia United Methodist Church. Following the Civil War and emancipation, freed slaves began to see the need for a place to collectively worship and gather. As a result, newly freed slaves in…
Brown Building · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Brown Building in Jefferson, a place that once housed the "Jimplecute" newspaper, along with other publications and the Chesterfield Social Club. Today, it's still known as the Brown Building, a…
Figures House · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Figures House, a classic Greek Revival cottage built in the 1850s by Bartholomew Figures, a former innkeeper. Over the years, it was owned by a dressmaker, then by a family as landlords, before…
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, where the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church parish began in 1863 with Father Jean Marie Giraud holding mass. The first building was completed in 1867, and the church moved to its…
Liberty Baptist Church · 14.7 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of Liberty Baptist Church. It began in April 1874 with eight charter members and Pastor W. W. Mond. Early services were in a shared Union Church building, also used as a school. The…
The Port That a Log Jam Built and Dynamite Killed · 14.8 mi
Jefferson owed everything to a natural disaster upstream. For centuries a colossal log jam called the Great Raft clogged the Red River, backing water up into the bayous and lifting Big Cypress Bayou high enough for…
A Railroad Magnate's Curse and a Murdered Bride · 14.8 mi
Two dark tales fixed Jefferson in memory. Legend says railroad titan Jay Gould offered to route his line through town, was refused, and left cursing that grass would grow in the streets and bats roost in the belfries,…
Two Men, Two Grids, One Riverport · 14.8 mi
Jefferson was laid out in the early 1840s by two men who could not agree on a plan. Allen Urquhart, a North Carolina emigrant, took a headright on a bend of Big Cypress Bayou and aligned his streets to the water,…
Brooks House · 14.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're cruising through Jefferson, and you might just catch a glimpse of the Brooks House, built back in 1872. This Victorian beauty, with its long galleries and four gables, wasn't just a house – it was a hotel. It…
Texas Second City on the Bayou · 14.8 mi · Things to Do
Picture this: its 1850 and youre standing on the banks of Big Cypress Bayou watching a parade of steamboats stacked high with cotton bales. Jefferson was no…
Mardi Gras Upriver Since 1871 · 14.8 mi · Things to Do
Jeffersons bond with New Orleans ran deeper than just cotton money. Those steamboat captains carried the spirit of the French Quarter right up the bayou and in…
Austin Street Mercantile · 14.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're cruising through Jefferson, a town that was once the greatest inland port in the Southwest! Look for the Austin Street Mercantile building, likely erected before 1866. This place was a hub, housing offices, a…
Harleton · 14.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Harleton, a town that owes its very existence to a timber boom in the late 1800s. Back in the 1830s, people settled here, but it wasn't until 1891 that things really took off. That's when a…
First National Bank of Jefferson · 14.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, a town with a banking history that weathered the Great Depression. Look around this block – it’s seen a lot of financial comings and goings! Thomas J. Rogers, a Civil War captain,…
Rosebud Saloon, Old · 14.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, a town that remembers its wilder days. Back in 1854, this spot was home to the Rosebud Saloon. It wasn't just a place to wet your whistle; it was the notorious rendezvous for judges,…
Jefferson Playhouse · 14.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Jefferson Playhouse, built around 1860 as a theater. But this building has worn many hats since then. It served as a convent and hospital for the Sisters of Charity, then became the synagogue for…
Rogers Home · 14.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Rogers Home. Built 1839. Oldest house in Jefferson. Once home of Gen. J.
Beard House · 14.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Beard House, built in <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1860</say-as>. Notice how the kitchen is detached? That was the custom in the Old South, a way to keep the heat and the smells of…
Federal Building · 14.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, and right here is a building that served a vital role in the post-Civil War era. Erected in 1869, this was the very first Federal Court and Custom House in the region. It wasn't just…
Rowell Home · 14.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Rowell Home in Jefferson, built around 1862 by civic leader Q. Bateman. Imagine this place lit by gaslight – it still has original fixtures! A. H. Rowell bought the home in 1884. It's a rare…
Rainey, S. D. · 14.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the S. D. Rainey House in Jefferson, built in 1880. This place showcases a unique midwestern rococo architectural style. It became a hub of social life in 1886 when it became known as the R. S. Terry…
Woods, Perry · 14.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Perry Woods home in Jefferson, a French town house that tells the story of the 19th-century trade between Jefferson and New Orleans. Its original plan is still intact, a testament to its enduring…
Plantation House · 14.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the "Plantation" house, built back in 1854. Notice its unique design, with a brick ground floor and wooden upper stories. It's also known for those grand double iron stairways leading up to the…
Rowell, J. H., Home · 14.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the J. H. Rowell home, built around 1858. The Rowell family has called this place home since 1879. J. H. Rowell himself served Jefferson for several terms as mayor and alderman, making this a home…
Sabine River · 14.9 mi
The river under Highway 59 here got its name from a tree. Spanish explorers riding through in the early 1700s saw bald cypress crowding the lower banks and called the water Rio de Sabinas, roughly, river of the…
Jefferson Historic District (Jefferson, Texas) · 14.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Step back in time as you enter the Jefferson Historic District, a living testament to Texas history! This area, encompassing 107 acres in central Jefferson, earned its place on the National Register of Historic Places…
Jefferson Ordnance Magazine · 14.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Jefferson Ordnance Magazine, a relic from the Civil War. Built to safely store gunpowder and munitions, this single-room brick structure was designed with security and ventilation in mind. It…
Todd, George T. · 14.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the former home of George T. Todd, a man who saw a lot of Texas history. Born in Virginia in 1839, he served with Hood's Texas Brigade during the Civil War, even taking command at Chickamauga. After…
Sagamore · 14.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're cruising through Jefferson, and right here is the Sagamore cottage, built way back in 1852. This frontier home has a cool connection to Texas innovation. Its owner, Henry Scott, wasn't just living the pioneer…
Rowell Family Home · 14.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Rowell Family Home in Jefferson, a clapboard cottage with some really ornate trim. It’s seen a lot of history, starting out as a tavern before Dr. R. E. Rowell’s family bought it in 1856. It’s…
First Baptist Church of Jefferson · 14.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, a town with a rich past. Look to your right for the site of the First Baptist Church. Organized way back in 1855 as the Missionary Baptist Church, this congregation held services in all…
Knightwood · 14.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Knightwood, a grand house built in 1852 by Colonel Henry Mimms as a wedding gift for his daughter. This wasn't just a home; it was a hub of local culture. Imagine the scene: the Men's Harmony Club…
Capt. William E. Singleton House · 14.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Capt. William E. Singleton House in Jefferson, built in the 1860s. Notice its unique cruciform, or cross-shaped, plan, a design that evolved back in 17th century Virginia. This impressive home…
Terry, W.S. · 14.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, and you're passing the former home of one of Texas's most important Masons. This house was built before 1850 for B. J. Terry, who served as the Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge of…
Torrans-Clopton-Spellings House · 14.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, a town with a rich past. Look to your right, and you'll see the Torrans-Clopton-Spellings House. Built in the 1860s by William P. Torrans, this Greek Revival home has seen a lot of…
Walker, R.B. · 14.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the former home of R.B. Walker, a prominent Jefferson merchant and former mayor. Walker had this impressive Classical Revival style house built for his family in <say-as interpret-as="date"…
Atkins House · 14.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Atkins House in Jefferson, a fine example of late Greek Revival architecture, likely built around 1860. It was home to T. O. Alley, whose father co-founded this town. Later, it housed a steamboat…
Alley, Dan N. · 14.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Dan N. Alley house in Jefferson, a place with deep roots in this historic town. Dan N. Alley himself was one of Jefferson's founders, and this house was originally built as a wedding gift for his…
Thurman Place · 14.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Thurman Place, one of the oldest homes in Jefferson, with a history stretching back to about 1857. It started as the property of P.M. Graham, a land dealer and merchant who also served as the first…
Rogers Home · 14.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Rogers Home, built in the 1850s. It was the residence of Captain T. J. Rogers, who founded and led a private bank here in Jefferson. This home, a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, was later…
Todd, George T. · 14.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Todd House in Jefferson, built in 1893 by Captain George Todd, a Confederate veteran and prominent East Texas lawyer. Look for the late Victorian architecture, especially that corner tower with…
Marsh Place · 14.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, a town that was once the greatest river port in the Southwest. Look for Marsh Place, one of the earliest homes here, built around 1860. It became known as Marsh Place after S. Marsh…
Confederate Civil War Meat Packing Plant · 15.0 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Jefferson, Texas, where during the Civil War, a meat packing plant played a crucial role for the Confederacy. Located about two miles southwest of here, J. B. Dunn's operation dressed, packed, and…
Perry, William · 15.0 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the former home of Captain William Perry, built in the 1850s. Perry commanded riverboats when Jefferson was the largest inland port in Texas. Imagine the steamboats lining the docks, bringing goods…
Magnolias · 15.0 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Magnolias, a house built in 1867 by Lucy Ann Alley. She was married to Dan Alley, who donated half of Jefferson's townsite! This grand home still stands, boasting handmade columns, massive hewn…
Perry, Captain William · 15.0 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Jefferson, a town that owes a lot to Captain William Perry. He arrived around 1840 and became a key player in making this an inland port. Perry dredged the Big Cypress Bayou, boosting shipping and…
Concord Methodist Church and Concord Masonic Lodge · 15.0 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Concord, a community that started in the 1850s with both a Masonic Lodge and a Methodist Church sharing the same building. Concord Lodge No. 77 was chartered in January of <say-as interpret-as="date"…
Preston Home · 15.0 mi · Historical Marker
You're cruising through Jefferson, and right here stands the Preston Home, built in the mid-1800s by J. C. Preston, a pioneer druggist. This house later became home to Judge Seborn Moseley and his family, who lived here…
Forrest-Rogers-Dollahite Cemetery · 15.0 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Forrest-Rogers-Dollahite Cemetery, a resting place that's been part of this community for over 125 years. It began as the home site for Elisha and Sarah Forrest, who arrived in Texas from…
Keese, George · 15.0 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the George Keese home, built around 1858. It was constructed by Dan M. Alley, who also laid out the city's Alley addition. This home is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Harleton Methodist Church · 15.0 mi · Historical Marker
Methodist services began in Harleton homes in the 1840s. In 1901, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, built its first sanctuary here, later replaced by a new brick building in 1914. The congregation became the…
Brantley, Hattie Rilla [H.R.] · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, near Jefferson, where Hattie Rilla Brantley was born. She dreamed of seeing the world, and in 1939, she joined the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. Just months before Pearl Harbor, Lieutenant…
Mabry, Hinche Parham Jr. · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marion County, and right here in Jefferson, you're passing through the hometown of Hinche Parham Mabry Jr. He came to Texas as a young lawyer, but when the Civil War broke out, he answered the…
Mittie Stephens · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving near the Texas-Louisiana border, and right here on Caddo Lake, a terrible tragedy unfolded on the night of February 12th, 1869. The sidewheel steamboat Mittie Stephens, carrying 107 passengers and crew,…
Slaughter, Marion Try II [Vernon Dalhart] · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, near Jefferson, the hometown of Vernon Dalhart. Born Marion Try Slaughter II, he grew up on a ranch and learned to ride and shoot. But his real talent was singing. After moving to…
Smith, George Washington · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Jefferson, Texas, a town with a dark chapter in its past. Right here, George Washington Smith, a Union soldier turned merchant and politician, found himself at the center of a violent storm after…
Jefferson, TX (Marion County) · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Jefferson, Texas, a town that owes its very existence to the water. Founded in the early 1840s, Jefferson became a booming riverport thanks to Big Cypress Creek and Caddo Lake. In fact, the first…
Freeman Plantation · 15.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Prepare to step back in time to the Freeman Plantation, a grand reminder of a bygone era. Construction on this impressive Greek Revival mansion finished around 1850. It became the heart of a working plantation. The…
Andrews, Julius A. · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, not far from Jefferson, where a young man named Julius Andrews arrived before the Civil War. Born in Georgia, he moved to Louisiana and then here to Texas, enlisting in the Confederate…
Armistead, William Thomas · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Jefferson, Texas, and right here is where one of the most notorious murder trials in Texas history unfolded. In 1878, William Thomas Armistead, a rising Texas politician and lawyer, was one of the…
Big Cypress Creek (Franklin County) · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving near Jefferson, Texas, a town that owes its very existence to the waters of Big Cypress Bayou. For decades, this waterway was the lifeblood of North and East Texas, forming the final link in a chain of…
Black, Harvey H. · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, near Jefferson, the home of Captain Harvey Black's "Marion Rifles." These were the very first troops from Texas to join the Confederate army, mustering in May of <say-as…
Crump, Richard Phillip · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marion County, maybe near Jefferson, and right here is a place tied to the dramatic life of Richard Phillip Crump. He was a soldier for Texas, fighting in the Republic's Snively Expedition in…
Davidson, James · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas right now, and back in the early 1870s, this area was under strict military rule. James Davidson, the Adjutant General of Texas, was tasked with bringing order. He organized the State…
Kelly Plow Company · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, a region that once forged the very tools that tilled this land. Right here, near Jefferson, you're passing through the heart of where the Kelly Plow Company got its start. Back in…
Kelly, George Addison · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marion County, and right here in Jefferson is where George Addison Kelly arrived in 1852, fresh off a steamship. He quickly found work at a small iron foundry, making crude plows. But Kelly saw a…
Mabry, Woodford Haywood · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Jefferson, Texas, a town that was home to Woodford Haywood Mabry. Born here in 1856, Mabry became a key figure in the Texas military. As Adjutant General, he whipped the Frontier Battalion of the…
Marion County · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marion County, and right here is Jefferson, a town that owes its very existence to a giant mess of logs. Before the 1840s, the Red River was choked by a massive logjam known as the Red River Raft.…
McReynolds, James Harris, Jr. [Harry] · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, maybe near Jefferson, where you'll find the resting place of Major James Harris McReynolds. He was a key leader of the Ninth Texas Infantry, a regiment that saw some of the fiercest…
Nelson, Steady · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, maybe near Jefferson, the birthplace of Horace "Steady" Nelson. Born in <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1913</say-as>, Nelson became a jazz trumpeter who found fame with the…
Nineteenth Texas Infantry · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Northeast Texas, a region that sent its sons to fight for the Confederacy. Right here, in the spring of 1862, men from ten counties, including Marion and Cass, gathered to form the Nineteenth…
Rogers, James Harrison · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, maybe near Jefferson, where James Harrison Rogers settled back in 1843. He wasn't just any lawyer; Rogers was a brigadier general in the Texas militia, a judge on the Texas Supreme…
Saufley, William Patton · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, maybe near Jefferson, where William Patton Saufley made his mark. He was a merchant, a state senator, and a Confederate officer. Saufley's unit, known as 'Saufley's Scouting…
Taylor, Marion Dekalb · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, perhaps near Jefferson, where a prominent doctor and politician named Marion Dekalb Taylor made his mark. He arrived here in 1847, eventually serving an incredible twenty-four years in…
Culberson, David Browning · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Northeast Texas, not far from Jefferson, the town where David Browning Culberson made his home and built a long career. Born in Georgia, Culberson moved to Texas in 1856, eventually settling in…
Eighteenth Texas Infantry · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, near Jefferson, where the Eighteenth Texas Infantry was organized in <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1862</say-as>. This unit, also known as Ochiltree's regiment, spent its…
Epperson, Benjamin Holland · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, perhaps near Jefferson, and you might be passing the House of the Seasons. This unique Italian villa-style home was built in 1872 by Benjamin Holland Epperson, a prominent lawyer and…
Foscue, Benjamin Daniel · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through what is now Jackson County, Texas, a place that saw Benjamin Daniel Foscue serve in the Ninth Texas Legislature starting in <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1861</say-as>. But Foscue didn't…
Loughery, Robert W. · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, and right here in Jefferson, you're passing through the stomping grounds of Robert W. Loughery, a newspaperman who made a big impact in the late 1800s. He started his Texas career in…
Maxey, Thomas Sheldon · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Jefferson, Texas, a town that once hosted a significant figure in Texas legal history: Thomas Sheldon Maxey. After serving in the Confederate Army and earning law degrees, Maxey settled here in…
Penn, William Evander · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Jefferson, Texas, a town that became home to William Evander Penn, a man known as the 'Texas Evangelist.' Penn served as a Confederate soldier, even being captured in 1864. After the war, he…
Taylor, Ennis Ward · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through North Texas, maybe near Fort Worth, and you're passing through the territory of Ennis Ward Taylor. Born in Alabama in 1839, Taylor came to Texas as a child and settled in Jefferson. He was a…
Todd, George T. · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas now, near Jefferson, where a Confederate soldier named George T. Todd fought with Hood's Texas Brigade. He signed up as a private in May of <say-as interpret-as="date"…
Woodley Cemetery · 15.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Harrison County, heading past the Woodley Cemetery. Wingate Woodley arrived here in 1839, defying his father's pleas to return to Georgia due to the area's lawlessness. But his family followed in…
Piney Cemetery · 15.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Piney Cemetery, a resting place that began in the 1800s. The oldest grave here is from 1861, belonging to Carolin Oney Ragon. The cemetery officially became an organization in 1967, but its story…
Duncan, John Martin · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, maybe near Jefferson or Longview, where lawyer and statesman John Martin Duncan made his mark. He arrived in Marion County back in 1858, working in an iron foundry during the Civil…
Jefferson and Northwestern Railway · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, and right here, the story of the Jefferson and Northwestern Railway unfolds. Chartered in 1899, this railroad aimed to connect Jefferson with towns like Linden and Naples. For decades,…
Ochiltree, William Beck · 15.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, maybe near Jefferson. You're passing through a place that was home to William Beck Ochiltree, a man who wore many hats in 19th-century Texas. He arrived in Nacogdoches in 1839,…
Simmons Hill Baptist Church · 15.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of Simmons Hill Baptist Church. Its history goes back to the 1850s as County Line Baptist Church, and it eventually moved into the Simmons School House. The congregation remodeled it and…
Hodge-Taylor House · 15.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Hodge-Taylor House, built in 1852 by Berry and Lavenia Hodge. Their son, Robert, served in the 3rd Texas Cavalry and died from wounds sustained in the Battle of Atlanta in 1864. Later, this Greek…
Brown-Bender House · 15.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Brown-Bender House, a stunning example of stick Victorian architecture built in 1888. Lumberman George Washington Brown, who later got into oil and gas, first called this ornate home his own. It…
T.C. Lindsey & Co. — Open Since 1847 · 15.3 mi · Community Sourced
This general store has been in continuous operation since 1847 — before the Civil War, before Texas had been a state for two years, before the railroad reached East Texas. T.C. Lindsey and Company in Jonesville is one…
Freeman Plantation · 15.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Freeman Plantation. This Greek revival plantation home was built about 1850 by Williamson M. (1807-66) and Drucilla (1812-65) Freeman for their children. A cotton and sugar cane planter, Freeman also…
Waterhouse, Richard · 15.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the Jefferson area, home to Richard Waterhouse, a man who saw action in two major American wars. Born in Tennessee in 1833, Waterhouse fought in the Mexican-American War before heading to Texas. When…
Vines, John M. · 15.4 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Jefferson, where John M. Vines once served as sheriff. But his most daring duty came in April of 1877. Vines was sent by the state of Texas all the way to Ohio to bring back Abe Rothschild.…
Liberty Cemetery · 15.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Liberty Cemetery, a final resting place with roots going back to the 1850s. It started as the burial ground for the Liberty Baptist Church, with Bennett C. Ragon donating land in 1872. The oldest…
Anderson, Bailey · 16.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Elysian Fields, and just ahead is the final resting place of Bailey Anderson. This wasn't just any settler; Anderson was a veteran of the American Revolution, fighting the British and Indians for…
Jefferson · 16.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're cruising through Jefferson, Texas, a town that was once the bustling river port of the entire state. Founded way back in 1836 and named for President Thomas Jefferson, this city hit its peak between 1846 and…
Bethel United Methodist Church · 16.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of Bethel United Methodist Church, a community that began as a camp meeting near the middle of the 1800s. Families gathered here for ten-day revivals, with a nearby spring providing water…
Bell Factory · 16.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Jefferson, where a simple log blacksmith shop in 1854 sparked a Texas innovation. This became the G. A. Kelly foundry, famous for making cowbells that jingled across the frontier with ox-team…
Booker T. Washington School · 16.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of the Booker T. Washington School, a name given in 1954 to the Elysian Fields Colored School. This school, founded way back in 1870, was a cornerstone of the community, offering everything…
Caddo Lake · 16.7 mi · Natural Landmark
Texas has over 200 reservoirs, but only one natural lake. Caddo Lake was formed by the Great Raft, a massive log jam on the Red River that backed water up through Big Cypress Bayou and flooded the lowlands of East…
Caddo Lake · 17.0 mi · Things to Do
The only natural lake in Texas. Spanish moss-draped cypress trees and alligators.
A Name With No Certain Origin · 17.1 mi
You're in Uncertain, Texas, so here's the uncertainty tangent behind the name: the town's naming story is appropriately unresolved. One tradition says steamboat captains found the Caddo Lake landing difficult to moor…
A Thirty Percent Forecast Is Not a Broken Promise · 17.1 mi
You're in Uncertain, Texas, so here's the uncertainty tangent behind the name: probability describes patterns or degrees of belief under stated assumptions, not a guarantee for one event. A thirty percent precipitation…
Two Famous Uncertainties That Are Not the Same · 17.1 mi
You're in Uncertain, Texas, so here's the uncertainty tangent behind the name: Schrodinger's cat is a thought experiment designed to expose the strangeness of applying quantum superposition to an everyday cat; it was…
Why Not Knowing Feels So Bad · 17.1 mi
You're in Uncertain, Texas, so here's the uncertainty tangent behind the name: human brains constantly predict what comes next. Uncertainty can keep attention and stress systems active because no response can yet be…
Certain, Vivid, and Wrong · 17.1 mi
You're in Uncertain, Texas, so here's the uncertainty tangent behind the name: memory is reconstruction, not a perfect recording. Suggestive questions, repeated retelling, stress, expectations, and later information can…
Kennedy, Major · 17.2 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Rusk County, near the border with Gregg County, and right here is the story of Major Kennedy. Born to former slaves in 1881, Kennedy could have headed North for opportunity. Instead, he stayed…
Bracken Cemetery · 17.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of Bracken Cemetery. Pioneer settlers Thomas and Mary Bracken set aside part of their land here as a burial ground in the 1830s. The earliest marked grave is from 1876, and Dan Briggs…
Uncertain, TX · 17.4 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Uncertain, Texas, a community on the shores of Caddo Lake. Ever wonder how a town gets a name like Uncertain? Well, locals have a couple of theories. One story says it’s because steamboat captains…
Stockade Case · 17.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marion County, and right here, in late 1868, a shocking act of violence unfolded. It started with the shooting of George W. Smith, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, after a Republican…
Ames, Harriet A. Moore Page Potter · 17.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through East Texas, maybe near Caddo Lake, and right here is the site of a remarkable woman's life. Harriet Ames arrived in Texas before the revolution, abandoned by her first husband. She survived on…
Clarke, Edward A. · 17.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Texas, and right here, you're passing through the territory where two of the very first American-born Catholic priests began their ministry. Edward A. Clarke and his friend George W. Haydon…
Ferry Lake · 17.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving past what we know today as Caddo Lake, but back in the Republic of Texas days, it was often called Ferry Lake. Imagine this: in the spring of 1800, a massive logjam on the Red River, known as the Great…
Nash's Iron Foundry · 17.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marion County, not far from where you are now, the first iron furnace and foundry in Texas once stood. Built in 1847 by Jefferson S. Nash, this ambitious venture aimed to tap into the region's…
Whelan Site · 17.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Marion County, not far from Jefferson, but the history here is now submerged beneath the waters of Lake O' the Pines. This was once the Whelan Site, a ceremonial center for Caddoan peoples dating…
Kellyville, TX · 17.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
Kellyville, four miles west of Jefferson in Marion County, was the site of one of the state's first heavy industry experiments, the Kelly Foundry, Furnace, and Plow Company. Kellyville was originally called Four-Mile…
Mims Chapel, TX (Marion County) · 17.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
Mims Chapel is on Farm Road 729 by a tributary of Alley's Creek a mile north of Lake O' the Pines, sixteen miles northwest of Jefferson in northwestern Marion County. It is believed to have been founded about 1843, when…
Lassater, TX · 17.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
Lassater is on the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway at the intersection of Farm Road 1969 and State Highway 49, ten miles northwest of Jefferson in northwestern Marion County. It was named for Joe Lassater, an early…
Smithland, TX · 17.5 mi · Tsha Handbook
Smithland, on State Highway 49 twelve miles northeast of Jefferson in eastern Marion County, was named for John Frank Smith, who moved to the site in 1842, when it was still part of Cass County. An earlier Smithland…
Texas HS Baseball Leaders 2026: Tatum (Tatum) · 17.8 mi
Tatum (Tatum, TX) placed on the 3A Texas high school baseball stat leaderboards for the 2026 season: Grant Adcock (0.461 avg, 4 HR); Colt Bullard (0.448 avg, 4 HR); Ty Stephens (3 HR); Keaton Keel (2 HR); Cole Wood (2…
The Diamond Bessie Murder · 18.0 mi · Things to Do
On a winter day in 1877 a well-dressed couple crossed the bridge over Cypress Bayou carrying a picnic basket. He was Abraham Rothschild heir to a jewelry…
Tatum · 18.0 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Tatum, a town with roots stretching back to the 1840s. Wealthy Alabama planter Albert Tatum settled right here, near the Trammel's Trace and Grand Bluff Road crossing. His plantation home became a…
Texas HS Baseball Leaders 2026: Elysian Fields (Elysian Fields) · 18.1 mi
Elysian Fields (Elysian Fields, TX) placed on the 2A Texas high school baseball stat leaderboards for the 2026 season: John Beavers (2 HR).
Tatum, TX · 18.1 mi
In the 1840s, Tatum, Texas, was settled by Albert Tatum and his second wife, Mary C. They built a large plantation in 1848. The town's history took a turn in 1885 when the Santa Fe Railway came through, dividing the…
Tatum, TX · 18.1 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Tatum, a town with roots stretching back to the 1840s. It all started with Albert and Mary C. Tatum, who built a massive plantation right here. Legend says the mansion was so grand, its boundaries…
Grand Bluff Cemetery · 18.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving near the site of Grand Bluff Cemetery, once serving a bustling pioneer community and ferry crossing on the Sabine River. The earliest known burials here date back to 1838. Though the Grand Bluff…
Smyrna United Methodist Church · 18.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving through Smyrna, where Dr. John Chadd and his family settled in 1846. He helped found the Smyrna Methodist Episcopal Church, South, using his home for services. The congregation faced challenges, with…
Rock Hill United Methodist Church · 18.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of the Rock Hill United Methodist Church. Organized as a Baptist church in 1887, it affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1895 and moved to its current location in 1940. Circuit…
Dick and Charlie's Tea Room · 18.2 mi · Web
On a stretch of Caddo Lake just east of Uncertain, a weathered shack stands on stilts over the dark water. Dick and Charlie's Tea Room. The cabin went up around nineteen hundred, sitting right on the line between Marion…
Dehahuit’s Caddo Village · 18.3 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through what is now Harrison County, near Waskom. Right here, between 1799 and 1800, the Kadohadacho Caddo people established Dehahuit's village. Their chief, Dehahuit, lived here from at least 1805 until…
Waskom, TX · 18.3 mi · Tsha Handbook
You're driving through Waskom, right on the Louisiana border. This town started as Powell Town around 1850, named for a landowner. It became Waskom Station in 1872, and then just Waskom to honor a railroad director who…
Tatum Cemetery · 18.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Tatum Cemetery, a resting place with roots stretching back to the Civil War. It began as a private family burial ground for Albert Tatum, a pioneer settler. His son William was the first interred…
Berea Community · 18.3 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Berea Community. In 1913, citizens of Jefferson, through the secretary of their Progressive Club, began to discuss the establishment of a Seventh - Day Adventist colony and school in this part of…
Trees Older Than the Nation, Fish Older Than Dinosaurs · 18.4 mi
The dark, mirror-still water around Uncertain hides two of the oldest living things you will ever drift past. First, the trees. Those flared, knobby-kneed bald cypress rising straight out of the water, draped in gray…
A Bayou So Special the World Made a List for It · 18.4 mi
For a town of fewer than one hundred people, Uncertain sits beside something with genuine global standing. In nineteen ninety-three, Caddo Lake was named a Wetland of International Importance under an international…
When Steamboats Ruled This Swamp · 18.4 mi
It is hard to picture now, looking at this sleepy cypress maze, but Caddo Lake was once a genuine highway for steamboats, and that history ties right back to why this shoreline was ever called a landing at all. In the…
Uncertain - The Town With No Answers · 18.6 mi · Historical Marker
Uncertain, Texas has a population of about ninety-four people and a name that nobody can fully explain. The most popular story is that steamboat captains on Caddo Lake were uncertain about where to land, but other…
Caddo Lake · 19.1 mi · Things to Do
The only natural lake in Texas is also the most haunted-looking -- twenty-five thousand acres of bald cypress swamp draped in Spanish moss straddling the…
Bell-Fountain Cemetery · 19.1 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving by the Bell-Fountain Cemetery, a final resting place for early Panola County settlers. The earliest marked grave here belongs to Beulah P. Hough, who died in 1850, though a supplemental plate identifies…
Gum Springs Cemetery · 19.2 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Gum Springs Cemetery, a burial ground that started as a family plot in the 1850s. It grew to include a community school and a church, all named for a nearby spring. Over 800 people are buried here,…
Taylor Cemetery · 19.5 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past Taylor Cemetery, the earliest marked burial here a four-month-old named Emmett, laid to rest in May of <say-as interpret-as="date" format="y">1860</say-as>. Family legend says slaves were buried just…
Smyrna Cemetery · 19.8 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of Smyrna Cemetery, a place with roots stretching back to the mid-1800s. Pioneer physician John Chadd received a land grant here in 1845 and, the very next year, donated land for a church,…
Post Oak Christian Methodist Episcopal Church · 19.9 mi · Historical Marker
You're driving past the site of the Post Oak Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, formed in 1878 by African American Christians near Easton. Initially meeting in a log cabin, the congregation grew, building several…

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