Rusk County, Texas
Garrison 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.
Organized as Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church of Christ, this congregation began meeting in the Pine Flat schoolhouse in Nacogdoches County in August 1897. Eleven members met for services with pastor M. L. Hones in…
View on map ↗The town of Garrison was founded in 1885. By about 1900 the Hotel Wiley, owned by Mrs. S. A. "Mattie" Wiley, was in full operation. The hotel was frequented by railroad and telephone workers, traveling salesmen and…
View on map ↗Once named Miller's Mill, the community served by this cemetery was settled in the early 19th century. When a post office was established in 1898, the name Libby was chosen for the postmaster's daughter. The first…
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