Cass County, Texas

Historical Markers in Atlanta, Texas

Atlanta has 5 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Cass County. The marker list includes records dating to 1963. Common marker themes include churches, cemeteries, and community institutions, downtown architecture, homes, and businesses. 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 Atlanta

  • Churches, cemeteries, and community institutions
  • Downtown architecture, homes, and businesses

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Law's Chapel Methodist Church · 1968

First Protestant church in area. Founded in 1853 by George Law and wife Martha, pioneers from Georgia. Members first worshipped under a brush arbor, then in a log structure. In 1859 joined Methodist Conference, began…

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United Methodist Church of Atlanta · 1976

The Rev. J. Osgood organized the earliest members of the first United Methodist Church in 1873 under a brush arbor. On this site their first structure was built (1875) with an "amen corner" and a belfry on the…

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Bessie Coleman · 2002

Bessie Coleman (1892-1926). The tenth of 13 children born to tenant farmers Susan and George Coleman, famed aviatrix Bessie Coleman was a native of Atlanta, Texas. The family moved to Waxahachie when Bessie was two…

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Atlanta-Miller Grade School · 2006

Public education in Atlanta dates to 1874. Prior to the civil rights era of the mid-20th century, separate schools served Anglo and African American students. The school at this site, known initially as Atlanta Grade…

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