Historical Markers in Liberty, Texas

Atascosito · 1936

A Spanish settlement on the Atascosito Road was established here in 1757 to prevent French trade with the Indians - Four and one-half miles west of here the road crossed the Trinity - There Alonso de Leon, Spanish…

Augustine B. Hardin · 1936

A signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Born in Georgia in 1798; died July 27, 1871.

Benjamin W. Hardin · 1936

Benjamin Watson Hardin - member of Ninth Congress-Republic of Texas; sheriff of Liberty County. Born in Georgia on March 25, 1796. Died on January 2, 1850.

Cornelius De Vore · 1936

A San Jacinto veteran. Born in New Orleans September 11, 1819; died July 29, 1883.

Franklin Hardin · 1936

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Hugh B. Johnston · 1936

First alcalde of Liberty municipality, 1831. Delegate to the Consultation, 1835; member of Congress, 1838-1839. Born in Tennessee; died in 1850.

James B. Woods · 1936

A signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Born in Kentucky, January 21, 1802. Died, 1851. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Liberty County · 1936

A trail across this region traveled and described by Alonso de Leon in 1690 became the "La Bahia" or "Lower Road" in the 18th century. First settlement, Atascocita, established in 1757. The town established May 5, 1831…

Liberty County · 1936

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Luke Bryan · 1936

A soldier in the Army of Texas, 1835. A participant in the Battle of San Jacinto. Born in Louisiana October 7, 1807. Died October 7, 1869. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Pryor Bryan · 1936

An officer in the Army of Texas 1835-1836. Born in Louisiana March 11, 1810. Died April 19, 1873. His wife Mary A. Merriman Bryan. Born August 6, 1817. Died January 13, 1861. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Site of the Town of Grand Cane · 1936

Here General Sam Houston built a home in 1843 and in it resided until 1845. A post office was established May 22, 1846 with Vernon B. Lea as postmaster. It was discontinued October 24, 1868 and reestablished April 26,…

To Generals Lallemand, Antoine Riguad, the veterans of the Napoleonic Wars · 1936

To Generals Charles Lallemand, Antoine Rigaud, the veterans of the Napoleonic Wars and other French settlers, who, after many trials and adventures, came to Texas in the spring of 1818 to found on the banks of the…

William Hardin · 1936

Delegate to the Second Convention of Texas, 1833. Alcalde of Liberty municipality.First judge of Liberty municipality. Born in Franklin County, Georgia March 25, 1801; died in Galveston June 28, 1839.

Captain William M. Logan · 1943

Born in North Carolina September 17, 1802. Moved to Liberty 1832. Died in Houston, Nov. 22, 1839. Organized and commanded 3rd Co., 2nd Regiment Texas Volunteers, Battle of San Jacinto. First sheriff of Liberty County.…

Cleveland-Partlow House · 1962

One of the oldest existing structures in Liberty, this home was built about 1860 by Judge Charles L. Cleveland. It was sold to Frederich F. Foscue in 1870, and William Samuel Partlow bought the property in 1886. Noted…

Casa Consistatorial (Courthouse Square) · 1968

Originally one of the five squares platted for public use in 1831 by J. Francisco Madero, General Land Commissioner appointed by the Mexican government to survey and grant long-awaited land titles to Texan colonists of…

Plaza Constitucional (Municipal Square) · 1968

J. Francisco Madero, appointed by Mexican government to grant land titles, platted Liberty town tract, 1831, with 49 squares in inner city. Five were set aside for public usage-- this square has always been site of…

Plaza de Carcel, y Casas de Correccion · 1968

(Square of the Jail and Houses of Correction) Originally mapped 1831, according to laws of "Coahuila and Texas", then the northernmost state of Mexico. Prison sentences were to be worked out here. By 1885, though, this…

Plaza de Mercado · 1968

Originally mapped in 1831 as a public plaza by the Mexican government, this was one of five such squares in the town of Liberty. Although this plaza was sold early to private individuals and did not become a public…

Plaza Iglesia Parroquial (Parish Church Square) · 1968

This block of the inner town of Liberty was set aside and designated for Catholic use in 1831 by J. Francisco Madero, commissioner for the Mexican state of Coahuila-Texas. In April 1846, the Methodist Episcopal Church…

The Trinity River · 1970

As the longest river with its drainage basin entirely within Texas, the Trinity River's watershed covers 18,000 square miles flowing 715 river miles though 37 Texas counties. Native Americans referred to the Trinity as…

Liberty Methodist Church · 1977

Late in 1840, the Rev. Hugh Fields, migrating to Texas from Mississippi, preached the first Methodist sermon in Liberty in the log courthouse. Liberty was one of 17 communities in the Republic of Texas to receive a…

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church · 1977

Served as early as the 1850s by visiting clergy, local Episcopalians worshiped in temporary quarters before erecting this structure in 1898. the oldest church building in Liberty, it stands on property donated by George…

Site of Liberty's Ursuline Convent · 1978

In 1859 Bishop John Mary Odin sent a group of Ursulines from Galveston to Liberty to establish a convent and girls' school. Under the leadership of an energetic French nun, Mother Ambroise, the Sisters bought land at…

Thomas Jefferson Chambers Home · 1978

This residence was built during the 1860s for newspaper editor Thomas Jefferson Chambers (1840-1929), the nephew and namesake of Texas colonial leader T. J. Chambers (1802-1865). The younger Chambers was a native…

Bryan-Neyland Cemetery · 1981

Also known as the Bryan-Williams Cemetery or the Kersting Cemetery, this family burial ground is the resting place for some of Liberty County's most prominent citizens. One of the oldest graves is that of Luke Bryan…

Gillard - Duncan House · 1981

Dr. E. J. Gillard (1808-75) brought his family to Texas from Louisiana in 1845. About 1848 he built this home on his plantation east of Liberty. Constructed of native woods, it features Greek revival styling with Creole…

Catholic Cemetery · 1982

In 1853, twenty-two years after Francisco Madero founded the Villa de la Santissima Trinidad de la Libertad, now the town of Liberty, the Rev. Petrus Marie LaCour came to this area. A native of France, he served as the…

City Cemetery · 1983

In 1848, eleven years after Liberty was incorporated, the town's trustees appointed a committee to select a suitable location for a community burial ground. Subsequently, this four-acre tract of land was chosen as the…

Mexican Hill · 1985

Following the decisive Battle of San Jacinto in the Texas War for Independence, most of the Mexicans captured in the battle were taken to Galveston. Problems concerning a lack of provisions and the threat of attack…

Sam Houston in Liberty County · 1985

Pioneer, lawyer, statesman, and leader of the Texas victory over Mexico at San Jacinto, General Sam Houston began a relationship with Liberty County in 1833 that was based on land ownership which continued until his…

Griffin-Methodist Cemetery · 1986

Jackson Hawkins Griffin (1818-1864) came to Liberty in 1835. A member of the Liberty Volunteers during the Texas Revolution, he participated in the Siege of Bexar. His home near this site was often used as a boarding…

Liberty Masonic Lodge No. 48, A. F. & A. M. · 1986

Organized in 1848 and chartered the following year, the Liberty Masonic Lodge had an initial membership of eleven. Charter members included William J. Mills, W. C. Abbott, E. T. Branch, B. W. Hardin, William Beazley,…

Seven Pines · 1988

Benjamin Franklin Hardin (1803-1878) came to this area with other members of his family in 1826. Settling in the Atascosito District of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Texas, Franklin Hardin was named surveyor of the…

Homesite of George Orr · 1990

George Orr first came to Texas in 1813 as a member of the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition. He returned in 1821 with his family and established a home at this site on the Old Atascosito Road. The Orr home was an important…

Edward Thomas Branch · 1992

(December 6, 1811 - September 22, 1861) Virginia native Edward Thomas Branch came to Texas in 1835 and settled in Liberty. As a first sergeant in the Texas Volunteers, he participated in the Battle of San Jacinto, and…

Milton Ashley Hardin · 1997

(November 4, 1813 - September 18, 1894) Tennessee native Milton Hardin moved to Texas in 1826 with his parents, settling in present day Liberty County. In 1835 he fought at the Battle of Concepcion and the Siege of…

Price Daniel · 2002

Texas statesman Price Daniel (1910-1988) was born in nearby Dayton, the son of M.P. and Nannie Partlow Daniel. His career in state and national politics spanned six decades and included service in all three branches of…

Ott Hotel · 2005

Built to capitalize on oil boom prosperity, the Ott Hotel became a Liberty landmark. The regional economy in the early 20th century focused on trade, timber and agriculture. The discovery of large oil fields, including…

Col. Edward Bradford Pickett · 2008

Henry O. Ager Home · 2011

Louisiana native Henry O. Ager (1852-1924) first came to Liberty in the 1870s before returning in 1884 as a druggist. While visiting Chicago for the 1893 World’s Fair, he met Bridgett E. Garrity (1867-1931), whom he…

James B. Woods · 2013

James B. Woods, the third representative of the Municipality of Liberty to sign the Texas Declaration of Independence, was born on January 21, 1802 in Kentucky. He arrived in Texas in 1830 and settled in the Atascosito…

Tarver Abstract Company · 2016

For well over one hundred years, the Tarver Abstract Company has provided real property title information to the citizens of Liberty County. Thomas Carey Tarver (1846-1925), a native of Tennessee, moved to Texas as a…

Cooke-Griffin Methodist Cemetery · 2018

Established 1846. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2018

Yettie Kersting · 2019

Henrietta "Yettie" Kersting was born in Giddings, Texas, on October 17th, 1863, daughter of Louisa (Johnson) and Henry Kersting, a German immigrant farmer. Yettie received a public education and early business…

William C. Abbott · 2020

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Seven Courthouses of Liberty County

The town of Liberty served as the seat of government for the municipality of Liberty, one of 23 territories in Texas established by Mexico in the 1830s. The first courthouse was erected here in 1831 and was made of hewn…