Captain Henry Reed · 1936
Participated in the Battle of San Jacinto and later in 1836 commanded a volunteer company. Born in Tennessee November 10, 1800; died November 11, 1854.
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Historical Markers in Calvert, Texas
Calvert is home to 30 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.
Rev. Robert Crawford · 1936
A veteran of San Jacinto and a Methodist minister. Born in South Carolina in 1815. Died December 5, 1888. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
View on map ↗Church of the Epiphany · 1967
Organized June 6, 1870, by Bishop Gregg. Oldest church edifice erected in Calvert; has been used continuously since parish was founded. Fine wood scrollwork and lancet windows compliment the Victorian architecture.…
View on map ↗Cobb's Market · 1967
Original meat market here in 1868 was remodeled into present Victorian building of handmade brick in 1878, by Mrs. Ella Oscar. Original fixtures still used include wood burning stove of cast iron, marble top counters,…
View on map ↗First Presbyterian Church · 1967
Built at Sterling before Civil War, on land of Judge Robert Calvert, Texas legislator and descendant of Lord Baltimore (Maryland colonizer). Leaded glass in windows was imported. Other materials and labor were from…
View on map ↗Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Building · 1968
Built 1868 by James S. Hanna, for a general store. Owned 1870-1871 by a Battle of San Jacinto veteran, the Rev. Robt. Crawford. Bought 1872 by J. S. McLendon, whose store and private bank were housed in the structure.…
View on map ↗Former Calvert Courthouse · 1968
Most imposing public building in early Robertson County. After becoming county seat in 1870, Calvert lost many leaders in 1873 yellow fever epidemic. As planned, this Courthouse was begun in 1875; but before its…
View on map ↗Home Area of Chinese Farmers · 1968
Imported from Asia about 1874 to help in cotton fields, these exotic workers wore queues and attracted much notice. At least 24 families were brought here; many became permanent residents, respected for their good work.…
View on map ↗Town of Calvert · 1968
Swarming ox-carts and cotton wagons, busy stores and saloons, casino tables stacked with gold: this was early Calvert, a major cotton export and trade center. Community began as "Sterling," in Sterling C. Robertson…
View on map ↗Virginia Field Park · 1968
Land given to Calvert 1868 for use as a park by the Houston & Texas Central Railroad. Co. C, 4th Texas Inf. Regt., Hood's Texas Brigade, under Major Wm. Townsend, mustered nearby, 1865. Was site during Reconstruction,…
View on map ↗Old Calvert Foundry and Manufacturing Company · 1969
Founded about 1870 as one of Calvert's first industries. The building is of county-made brick; iron facade came from St. Louis. Iron ore from local deposits and from Cherokee County (100 mi. NE) was hauled here by…
View on map ↗First Baptist Church of Calvert · 1972
As early as 1835, Baptists were worshipping in this area. In 1868, when Calvert was founded, Houston & Texas Central Railroad donated lots for a church. Until a brick edifice was built in 1873 on that land (at Hanna and…
View on map ↗Site of Harvey Massacre · 1972
(one mile west) At this site one Sunday night in November 1836, the family of John Harvey was attacked by an Indian raiding party. Harvey, his wife, and son were all killed, Mrs. Harvey's blood staining the open pages…
View on map ↗Casimir Drugstore · 1973
Sometime after 1869, Jean Pierre Casimir (d. 1929), native of Toulouse, France, built this structure. His family operated drugstore here until 1949. A patio in the rear connected drugstore to the Palace Opera House,…
View on map ↗Jacques Adoue Building · 1973
Relic of colorful career of Jacques Adoue (1851-1906), youngest of three French brothers who came to Texas (1860s) to become Calvert, Dallas, and Galveston business leaders. Jacques Adoue owned numerous enterprises.…
View on map ↗Sterling Cemetery · 1973
Burial place of some 400 Texas pioneers and descendants. On land granted (1835) to A. J. Webb; bought in 1850 by Judge Robert Calvert, a civic leader in Sterling, a town named for Empresario Sterling C. Robertson.…
View on map ↗Stricker-Sneed House · 1973
Victorian house built in 1900 by Herman L. and Katy Stricker, business, civic, social leaders. Stricker was a jeweler; his wife, daughter of Confederate General William H. Hamman. Mrs. Stricker led in movement to erect…
View on map ↗Sneed Memorial Methodist Church · 1975
This congregation, organized in 1869 as the Calvert Methodist Church, built its first sanctuary on this site in 1872. Among the early pastors were (1885-86) the Rev. Seth Ward, later first native Texan to be named a…
View on map ↗Site of Extinct Town of Hammond · 1976
Dr. Ben F. Hammond moved here from Alabama in 1853 and built a plantation home about a mile to the west. Neighbors included James Love and Robert S. McCall. Hammond Depot and Post Office were opened at this point on the…
View on map ↗Barton Home · 1979
After her home north of Calvert was destroyed by fire, Minnie Walker Burnitt Barton, widow of plantation owner Francis Davis Barton, built this structure in 1909. She intended the brick home with slate roof to withstand…
View on map ↗Site of Elmo Baptist Church · 1980
S.W. Cox started a Sunday School at the Elmo schoolhouse (125 ft. SE) in 1899. Later that year, with the help of the Rev. R.M. Crawford, a Baptist church was organized. A separate sanctuary was built in 1907 and Baptist…
View on map ↗The Parish Carriage House · 1980
In 1892 wealthy merchant, cotton buyer, and banker L. H. Parish (1846-1924) and his wife Mattie bought this property. Soon they erected this carriage house with ornate Victorian styling to match their home. Plans for…
View on map ↗Mistrot-Adoue House · 1981
This house was built in the 1870s by Henry B. Mistrot or Bertrand Adoue. Mistrot was a partner in business with Adoue's brother Jacques. The two-story residence features characteristics of the Greek revival and…
View on map ↗Howard House · 1982
This Eastlake style cottage was constructed by Mrs. S. M. Howard (d. 1932) in 1897, one year after she purchased the property from her sister-in-law Mrs. E. C. Morse. The home's outstanding features include fishscale…
View on map ↗St. Paul United Methodist Church · 2001
This congregation organized in 1872 as St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church, North. After their first church building burned, members of St. Paul moved quickly to replace it. Using salvageable material from the old…
View on map ↗Katy Hamman Stricker Library · 2003
In 1868, Robert Calvert and other local farmers urged the Houston & Texas Central Railroad to build through the area. The city of Calvert became an agricultural trade center and attracted new residents from other area…
View on map ↗Andrew (Rube) Foster · 2008
(September 17, 1879 – December 9, 1930) Calvert native Rube Foster was a pioneer player, manager and executive in baseball’s Negro Leagues. The son of Rev. Andrew and Evaline Foster, he finished eighth grade in Calvert…
View on map ↗Calvert Jewish Cemetery · 2018
Between 1820 and 1924, Jewish immigrants fled to the United States to escape economic hardship, religious persecution, and political and social upheaval. With this influx of people and the construction of railways, many…
View on map ↗Calvert Colored High School · 2021
Built in 1929 with aid from the Rosenwald School Fund, Calvert County Training School, later renamed Calvert Colored High School, was one of the largest Rosenwald schools built in Texas. Up until this point, what little…
View on map ↗Dr. Benjamin F. Hammond
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