Sabine County, Texas

Historical Markers in Brookeland, Texas

Brookeland is home to 3 official Texas Historical Commission markers — each one telling a piece of the city’s story. Browse the markers below, then find them on the map and discover more nearby with RoadHistorical.

Barney C. Lowe · 1936

A participant in the capture of San Antonio in 1835. Born in Kentucky May 16, 1817. Died Nov. 30, 1874. His wife Philiann Bradshaw Lowe born Nov. 10, 1828. Died Nov. 5, 1865. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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Brookeland United Methodist Church · 2006

Present Brookeland is located in an area served by pioneer Methodist preachers beginning in the 1840s. During that era, circuit riding preachers conducted worship services in local homes. Thomas Jefferson Jacks was one…

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Lowe Cemetery · 2017

Named for Barnabas Colistus "Barney" Lowe, an early pioneer who moved to Texas circa 1832, Lowe Cemetery has burials that date as early as 1840. For his service in the Siege of Bexar in 1835, Barney Lowe was granted 640…

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