James Shaw · 1962
(Star and Wreath) Born August 6, 1808; served in the Texas War for Independence; soldier at San Jacinto. A Representative or Senator in five Congresses, Republic of Texas. Died February 10, 1880. His wife Nancy Ann…
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Historical Markers in Lexington, Texas
Lexington is home to 15 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.
William W. Hawkins · 1962
(Star and Wreath) Soldier at San Jacinto, 1836. Texas Ranger, Republic of Texas.
View on map ↗Early Chapel Cemetery · 1967
Site bought by Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1850, although some burials had occurred here previously. Buried here are San Jacinto heroes Capt. Jas. Shaw (founder of Lexington) and Wm. Hawkins; Civil War veterans;…
View on map ↗Pioneer Publisher and Printer David Ervin Lawhon · 1967
(Buried 1/2 mile NW of here) Born in Tennessee on June 15, 1811. While very young learned the printing trade and worked at it in some of the principal cities of the United States. Came to Nacogdoches, Texas, in November…
View on map ↗Town of Lexington · 1969
Settled in 1837 in area then part of Burleson County; named for Massachusetts town where the American Revolution began. First inhabitants of the area were Tonkawa Indians. The first white settler was James Shaw…
View on map ↗Lexington Schools · 1972
First local school session was held in 1849 in log home of Capt. James Shaw (1808-79), founder of Lexington, then in Burleson (since 1874 in Lee) County. Andrew Neill Lodge No. 138, A.F. & A.M., to which Shaw and other…
View on map ↗The First Baptist Church of Lexington · 1974
The Rev. E. E. Lee of the nearby Prospect Church inspired Elders John Claybaugh, J. W. D. Creath, D. Fisher, and J. G. Thomas, with nine charter members, to organize this church in Jan. 1855. The original building was…
View on map ↗United Methodist Church of Lexington · 1984
The Lexington Methodist Episcopal Church, South, appears in the records of the East Texas Conference as early as 1850, with the Rev. Jefferson Shook assigned as pastor. Its history, however, can be traced through the…
View on map ↗Lexington Memorial Cemetery · 1998
A Methodist Episcopal church, locally known as the German Methodist Church, was organized in Lexington in 1882. The church purchased two acres of land for a cemetery in November 1898. The first recorded burials on this…
View on map ↗Adina Cemetery · 2002
Following his service in the Civil War, Alabama native R.L. Cain came to Texas and settled in this area. In 1867, he deeded five acres to Lee County for a cemetery for this area, known then as Cain School Community. The…
View on map ↗Lexington Masonic Lodge No. 138 · 2003
Chartered in 1854, when Lexington was part of Burleson County, the community's Masonic lodge was first named in honor of Andrew Neill, a Texas War for Independence veteran. The lodge's first officers were John M. Doak,…
View on map ↗Knobbs Springs Baptist Church · 2010
Knobbs Springs Baptist Church has served this area since the mid-1800s. Settlers first came here in the 1850s, establishing the community of Knobbs Springs, and in May 1860, 16 charter members formed a church. The…
View on map ↗Moab Community · 2012
MOAB COMMUNITY SITUATED ABOUT TEN MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON, THE COMMUNITY OF MOAB WAS A PREDOMINATELY AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY. THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THE AREA WAS WELL POPULATED BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR BUT…
View on map ↗Lawhon Springs Cemetery · 2017
Prior to 1848, the land around the Yegua Spring, later known as Sam Smith Springs and now Lawhon Springs, was inhabited by Native American tribes. In 1848, the families of John Lewis Smith (1796-1851), and son, Samuel…
View on map ↗Indian Camp Branch
Located along an old buffalo trail, this creek was once fed by a spring and was a favorite camping place for Indian hunting parties. It was named Indian Camp Branch by James Shaw (1808-1879), a veteran of the Battle of…
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