Ellis County, Texas
Italy has 6 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Ellis County. The marker list includes records dating to 1936. Common marker themes include courthouse and civic history, churches, cemeteries, and community institutions, railroad, trail, and transportation history. Use this page to preview the markers, then open RoadHistorical on your drive to see nearby stops on the map, listen to narration, and save the places you want to visit.
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Veteran of the War of 1812, member of the Texas Congress and a courageous indian fighter. Born in North Carolina, 1796, died in Parker County, Texas, August 2, 1858. Reburied in Ellis County near his former plantation,…
View on map ↗A soldier in the army of Texas 1836. Born in Tennessee, February 2, 1804, died October 15, 1891. His wife Mary Hardeman born in Tennessee, February 12, 1812, died February 19, 1857
View on map ↗Frustrated by poor infrastructure, residents of an African American community in Italy called “the Hill” rallied to get a hearing with the city council in the mid-twentieth century. A group of African American men met…
View on map ↗Some of the first pioneers to help in the development of Ellis County, the Sims family settled on and around what would become the foundation for the L.R. Campbell Ranch, later known as the Pecan Springs Ranch. Over the…
View on map ↗IN THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES, COTTON BECAME AN INCREASINGLY VALUABLE CROP IN THE STATE’S ECONOMY. BY 1852, TEXAS RANKED EIGHTH IN THE NATION AMONG COTTON-PRODUCING STATES. IN ELLIS COUNTY, PRODUCTION…
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