Nacogdoches County, Texas
Douglass is home to 11 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.
Dedicated 1816. Henry, born Oct. 24, 1776, died Jan. 23, 1865. Susannah, wife of Henry Brewer, born April 7, 1777, died 1853. Henry Mitchell born in Georgia, June 3, 1807, died 1849. John, born 1819, died 1910. Henry…
View on map ↗A soldier in the Army of Texas in 1836 Born in New York March 17, 1803 Died June 27, 1874 His second wife REBECCA A. EWING CLUTE Born in Tennessee May 13, 1833 Died March 15, 1882 Erected by the State of Texas 1936
View on map ↗Built by Capt. Domingo Ramon 1716 Repaired and enlarged by Marquis of San Miguel de Aguayo 1721 Abandoned about 1730 Built by the Spanish government as a fort and headquarters for soldiers to guard the East Texas…
View on map ↗Established by Franciscan missionaries in 1716 with the hope of civilizing and Christianizing the Indians of the region * Abandoned temporarily due to the French incursions from Louisiana in 1719 * Restored by the…
View on map ↗Established by Franciscan missionaries in 1716 with the hope of civilizing and christianizing the Indians of the region. Abandoned temporarily due to the French incursions from Louisiana in 1719. Restored by the Marquis…
View on map ↗Established by John Durst in 1837. Near the ruins of the Mission La Purisima Concepcion de Maria he built a saw and grist mill; in the town, a large warehouse. From his house he could see the boats moored to the wharves…
View on map ↗Canadian Frenchman Louis Juchereau de St. Denis played an important role in the beginnings of Texas. In 1711, Spanish Father Francisco Hidalgo in East Texas wrote a letter to the French Governor Cadillac in Louisiana…
View on map ↗Originally built in 1716, Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de los Hainais was established during Domingo Ramóns expedition to forge Spanish settlements in Texas. Father Félix Isidro Espinosa, the…
View on map ↗William Barr and Samuel Davenport arrived in Nacogdoches by 1797 and settled on nine leagues of land called Presidio Viejo where the old Presidio Dolores was located. The traders renamed the grant San Patricio after the…
View on map ↗On April 25, 1716, Captain Domingo Ramón embarked on an expedition to establish a permanent settlement in the Spanish province of Texas, which resulted in the establishment of Presidio Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de…
View on map ↗Located on the Old San Antonio Road four miles east of the Angelina River and fourteen miles west of Nacogdoches, the town of Douglass sits on the extreme northeast corner of the old Barr and Davenport grant called the…
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