Historical Markers in Lindale, Texas

In this vicinity extended the Vial-Fragoso Trail · 1936

In this vicinity extended the Vial-Fragoso Trail Blazed in 1788 by Pierre Vial and Francisco Xavier Fragoso on their way from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Natchitoches, Louisiana Erected by the State of Texas 1936

On Burleson Lake_Camp of the Army of the Republic of Texas · 1975

On Burleson Lake, 3.5 miles west of here was last Cherokee War Camp of the Army of the Republic of Texas. Under Gen. Kelsey H. Douglass, Gen. Thomas J. Rusk, Gen. Edward Burleson, and Col. Willis H. Landrum. Texas…

Hubbard Family Cemetery · 1978

This site once overlooked the plantation home of Richard B. Hubbard (1800-1864) and his wife Serena Carter, who came here from Georgia in 1854. They operated a prosperous 720-acre plantation with 44 slaves. Their son…

Duck Creek Soil Erosion Project · 1984

In 1929, one of ten erosion control research stations in the United States was set up southeast of this site for the purpose of studying erosion problems and the effectiveness of erosion control methods. This was one of…

Sabine Methodist Church · 1985

Organized in 1894 by the Rev. W. L. Pate, this congregation was named for its proximity to the Sabine River. Land for the church, school, and cemetery was donated by Joe Crone. The fellowship was served first by circuit…

Bethesda Presbyterian Church and Cemetery · 1994

In 1879 William Lee Henderson (b. 1808), his wife Eleanor Shelby (b. 1817), and their nine children moved from their Alabama home to Texas by wagon train. Church records indicate worship services were held in a shelter…

Damascus Baptist Church · 1994

This congregation was organized by 12 charter members in 1890. The Rev. David Skiles was chosen as the first pastor and M. W. Wadsworth as first elder. Services were held in the nearby Nebo community schoolhouse until…

Milburn-Gary House · 1996

Anglo settlement of the Gum Springs area in Smith County was underway when the community name changed to Starrville in 1852, in honor of pioneer Russel Julius Starr. Located on the Dallas-Shreveport freight route,…

Whisenhunt-Kinzie House · 2008

Willie Lee Campbell Glass · 2017

Carmel Cemetery · 2019