Hill County, Texas
Hubbard is home to 12 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.
(1888 - 1958) A legend in his own time, Tris Speaker was born, educated and buried here. Known as the Grey Eagle, he was the first Texan named to National Baseball Hall of Fame. First man elevated to Texas Sports Hall…
View on map ↗Founded 1881, as a shipping center and supply point on the St. Louis and Southwestern Railway. Named for Richard B. Hubbard (1832-1901), colonel in the 22nd Texas Infantry during the Civil War; Texas Governor 1876-1879;…
View on map ↗Built 1896 by Lee Onstott. Example of Victorian style. Has ornamental gables, tile hearths, ornate glass. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965.
View on map ↗Late Victorian architecture. One of earliest fine houses in Hubbard, founded when the Cotton Belt railroad extended its line from Tyler to Waco in 1881. Structure is of walnut and pine. Ornamentation includes array of…
View on map ↗The first bank in Hubbard was a small private operation started soon after the town was founded in 1881. In 1895 two banks were opened -- Rod Oliver and H. B. Allen's private firm and Joe McDaniel's First National Bank.…
View on map ↗A well drilled near this site in 1894 produced hot mineral water at a depth of 3,100 feet. Hot mineral baths were popular then for treatment of various diseases, and Marlin and Mineral Wells were among Texas towns with…
View on map ↗S. H. Sayer began publication of the "Hubbard City News" in 1881, the year the town was founded. The business later merged with S. R. Boyd's paper, the "Texas Pick and Pan" and the "Hubbard City Progress", a newspaper…
View on map ↗This house was built in 1906 for E. L. Condor (b. 1854), a saddle and harness maker and an early trustee of Hubbard's Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Constructed of cypress and long-leaf pine, the home features a…
View on map ↗The first church congregation organized in Hubbard began in 1882 with seventeen charter members. A frame sanctuary, built on this site in 1891, was replaced by this structure in 1911. Designed by the Dallas…
View on map ↗For serving in the Texas Revolution of 1835-36, South Carolina native Parrott W. McNeese received land in this area in 1846. McNeese and his wife, Mary (Allcorn), had three surviving children, including George…
View on map ↗From unmarked graves to homemade concrete slabs to giant marble statuaries, Fairview Cemetery reflects the heritage and history of the community. Land for the cemetery was donated by Colonel J.H. Onstott, an early…
View on map ↗Rich soil, access to railway transportation and the discovery of hot mineral springs attracted travelers, merchants and settlers to Hubbard and the town quickly grew. In 1911, the city council saw a need for a public…
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