Harleton · 1993
Although settlement in this area between the forks of Big and Little Cypress creeks began in the 1830s, notable growth did not occur until the arrival of a railroad here in 1891. The railroad was a vital part of a…
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Historical Markers in Harleton, Texas
Harleton is home to 7 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.
Harleton Methodist Church · 1994
Methodist services were held in the homes of area settlers as early as the 1840s. In 1901 the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was deeded land in Harleton where they built a sanctuary. Membership expanded and in 1914…
View on map ↗Smyrna Cemetery · 1997
Pioneer physician John Chadd received a land grant in 1845 made by Texas Governor J. Pinckney Henderson. Dr. Chadd donated land to the community in 1846 to be used for a church, school, and cemetery and chose the…
View on map ↗Smyrna United Methodist Church · 1998
Dr. John Chadd and his family arrived in Harrison County from Indiana in 1846. With several other men from the community, Dr. Chadd founded the Smyrna Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The Chadd home served as the…
View on map ↗Liberty Cemetery · 2002
This burial ground originally served the congregation of the Baptist Church of Christ at Liberty. Records show that as early as 1854 this group was part of the Soda Lake Baptist Association. Church member Bennett C.…
View on map ↗County Line Cemetery · 2004
Early settlers to this area included: Eli Henderson McCoy, who came from North Carolina in 1859 and later served in the Confederate Army; Jeremiah Brisco Ormes, who arrived from Mississippi in the 1850s; and Jessie…
View on map ↗Simmons Hill Baptist Church · 2011
This church traces its origins to the 1850s at a site near the Upshur County line, which gave the church its first name of County Line Baptist Church. Minutes from an 1869 meeting of the Soda Lake Association show that…
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