Fort St. Louis · 1936
Thirteen miles southeast of Inez is located the site of Fort St. Louis. First French settlement in Texas attempted by Rene Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle in 1685. Devastated by the Karankawa Indians, burned by…
View on map ↗Victoria County, Texas
Historical Markers in Inez, Texas
Inez is home to 5 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.
Old Grist Mill · 1962
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View on map ↗Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery · 1986
A Catholic church and cemetery were established after 1873 at Gazeta (then 1.5 mi. W) on one acre of land deeded by parishioner Frank Garvel (1837-1921). In 1889 the congregation moved to the new railroad town of Inez,…
View on map ↗Saint Joseph Catholic Church · 1986
A group of Polish immigrants from Upper Silesia (Prussian-occupied Poland) moved to this area in 1858, after a brief settlement in Karnes County. Here the prairies could be plowed and oaks could be felled for building…
View on map ↗Salem · 2008
The community of Salem (“Peace” in Hebrew) developed in northeast Victoria county in the early 20th century. In 1910, Higginson Colonization Company mapped out acreage in this area to be developed as a townsite,…
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