Falls County · 1936
Created Jan. 28, 1850, from Limestone and Milam counties. Organized Aug. 5, 1850. Named for falls on the Brazos River which flow through the center of the county. White colonization in the area pre-dates the Texas…
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Historical Markers in Marlin, Texas
Marlin is home to 21 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.
Fort Milam · 1936
Built at the capital of Robertson's Colony named in 1834 Sarahville De Viesca in honor of his mother Sarah Robertson and the Governor of Texas, Agustin DeViesca. Soon after its name was changed to Milam, December 27,…
View on map ↗Highlands Mansion · 1967
Built about 1898-1900 by B. C. Clark. Sturdy cypress; stained leaded Glass Dome, windows--Italian imports. Elegant Gay Nineties mansion prominent in early Marlin society and one of the showplaces of Texas at the turn of…
View on map ↗Hilton Hotel, Early · 1970
After Conrad Hilton had initiated career that later made him foremost innkeeper in the world, at first venture in boom town of Cisco brought a dream of Texas "wearing a chain of Hilton Hotels." Reality outran dreams.…
View on map ↗Sarahville de Viesca, Site of Colonial Capital · 1970
Founded 1834 by Sterling C. Robertson, colonizer of a 100 by 200-mile area embracing all or part of 30 later Texas counties. Situated near falls of Brazos River, where over a stony ford passed much traffic between east…
View on map ↗Captain Henry Gray Carter · 1971
(1836 - 1896) Born in Weston, Vermont. Moved to Texas in 1852. Enlisted as a lieutenant in Confederate Army (Gen. Tom Green's Brigade, Texas Cavalry) in 1861, during Civil War. Promoted to Captain in 1862 for gallantry,…
View on map ↗Hot Mineral Water · 1973
A well drilled on this site in 1892, in an effort to secure a public water supply, produced 48,000 gallons of hot mineral water daily from an artesian deposit underlying the area. At first believed unfit for human use,…
View on map ↗Falls of the Brazos River · 1975
When Anglo-Americans began to settle in Texas, the falls of the Brazos were located 2 miles southwest of here. At that time, the water fell about 10 feet over a rocky ledge. The falls served the Indians and early…
View on map ↗St. Paul United Church of Christ · 1976
In 1894 German settlers founded the St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Congregation with the Rev. F. W. Ernst Hartmann as pastor. In 1896 they built a school and called their first resident minister, the Rev. Dr. Samuel D.…
View on map ↗First Baptist Church of Marlin · 1977
In Aug. 1851 the Falls County Commissioners Court donated three Marlin City lots as sites for Baptist, Methodist,and Presbyterian churches. Pioneer preacher the Rev. Z. N. Morrell selected a lot later designated as the…
View on map ↗Hope Cemetery · 1980
Falls County Judge W. R. Reagan, pioneer school teacher, gave this 10-acre site in 1873 to Hope Baptist Church for a meeting, school, and burial ground. The 61-member fellowship under the pastorate of the Rev. J. J.…
View on map ↗Stranger Community, Cemetery and Churches · 1980
This community was originally settled as Blue Ridge prior to 1850. Thomas McKissick Garrett donated land (two miles northeast) for the establishment of a school, church, and Garrett Cemetery. With the estate settlement…
View on map ↗First United Methodist Church of Marlin · 1981
Missionary preachers served Methodists in this area even before the establishment of Falls County or the city of Marlin. First sent was the Rev. John W. DeVilbiss in 1842. He was followed by other circuit riders until…
View on map ↗Rev. Nelson T. Denson and Marlin Missionary Baptist Church · 1981
Born into slavery in Arkansas, Nelson Taylor Denson (1845-1938) was brought to Falls County in 1856 at the age of eleven. After accompanying his master in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, he returned to Marlin…
View on map ↗Falconer Home · 1983
Constructed in 1880, this home originally housed a private boys' school known as Stafford Military Academy. When financial difficulties forced the school to close in 1886, it was purchased as a residence by Willis Lang…
View on map ↗Bucksnort · 1989
This area was first settled in 1837 by members of the Marlin and Menefee families. The settlement grew steadily, and for a time was known as Jarett Menefee's Supply Station. By the 1840s the village boasted a school,…
View on map ↗Marlin · 1990
In 1851, one year after Falls County was created, the town of Marlin was designated county seat. Formerly known as Adams, it was renamed for area pioneer John Marlin. The first courthouse was a log structure which also…
View on map ↗Allen House · 1991
Built in 1911 as a residence for the family of Dr. Walter and Netti (Falconer) Allen, this Greek Revival style house features a giant entablature supported by paired massive Ionic columns. The house was occupied by…
View on map ↗Mustang Prairie · 1997
Though included in the Sterling Robertson grant of 1834, Mustang Prairie had only a handful of settlers prior to the Civil War. With Reconstruction and the 1870 arrival of the railroad at nearby Bremond came many…
View on map ↗Falls County Courthouse · 2000
The Texas legislature created Falls County in 1850. The first courthouse was a log cabin, possibly located on this site. In 1855 the county seat (then Adams) was renamed Marlin, and construction was completed on what…
View on map ↗Greater Providence Missionary Baptist Church · 2004
In 1893, twelve men and women led by the Rev. N.T. Denson organized the Providence Baptist Church, named to reflect a sense of divine direction. They held their first services in a schoolhouse and later purchased this…
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