Brazoria County, Texas

Historical Markers in Angleton, Texas

Angleton has 11 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Brazoria County. The marker list includes records dating to 1936. Common marker themes include courthouse and civic history, churches, cemeteries, and community institutions, ranching, farming, and frontier settlement. Use this page to preview the markers, then open RoadHistorical on your drive to see nearby stops on the map, listen to narration, and save the places you want to visit.

What you will find in Angleton

  • Courthouse and civic history
  • Churches, cemeteries, and community institutions
  • Ranching, farming, and frontier settlement
  • Downtown architecture, homes, and businesses
  • Oil, industry, and railroad-era commerce

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Freeman W. Douglass · 1936

Who was among those detailed to guard the baggage at the camp opposite Harrisburg, April 21, 1836. Born in Georgia, December 21, 1822;died in 1875.

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Sheriff Joe H. Snow · 1967

(1872 - 1920) Born in West Columbia, Texas. Married; had one son. Served as justice of the peace, Precinct 2, 1900-1912. Was appointed deputy sheriff of Brazoria County in 1913; elected sheriff in 1918; reelected for an…

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Old Brazoria County Courthouse · 1983

Angleton's first permanent courthouse was built in 1897, a year after the city was chosen Brazoria County seat. Constructed from plans originally drawn for the Matagorda County courthouse, the structure was enlarged and…

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Sweeny Home · 1986

Tennessee native Rees P. Sweeny (1856-1937) constructed this raised Victorian house in 1896, the year Angleton became the seat of government for Brazoria County. The county's tax collector from the early 1890s to 1902,…

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First Baptist Church of Angleton · 1997

The First Baptist Church of Angleton was established in 1896 with Joseph Matthew Kailin as pastor. A hurricane in 1900 destroyed the sanctuary. Members met in borrowed facilities until 1911 when a new church building…

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First Presbyterian Church of Angleton · 1998

The First Presbyterian Church of Angleton was organized by the Rev. R. H. Byers and fifteen charter members in 1896. Recovery efforts following the 1900 storm led to the construction of a Presbyterian church. The…

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Angleton Independent School District · 2000

On September 5, 1892, two Angleton residents donated one of the original town blocks near this site to the city for school purposes. Citizens contributed two hundred dollars for a frame building to house the first…

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Robert J. Calder · 2003

SH 288B (Velasco Street) and Cedar Street

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First Missionary Baptist Church of Angleton · 2004

Angleton's First Missionary Baptist Church organized in 1898, when it primarily served African American field hands and tenant farmers from the surrounding agricultural area. In 1905, under the direction of the Rev.…

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Nathan H. Haller · 2019

Born into slavery in Charleston, South Carolina on July 8, 1840, Nathan H. Haller was a Texas political leader, serving in the 23rd and 24th Texas Legislatures in the House of Representatives. Haller was brought to…

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