Van Zandt County, Texas
Martin's Mill is home to 4 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.
In 1860, Robert K. Gibbs donated three acres of land near this site for the establishment of Holly Springs Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Three years later, during the height of the Civil War, W. E. and Comelia J.…
View on map ↗Pioneer L. H. Hobbs arrived in this area in about 1850 and was instrumental in the establishment of the community. He owned 320 acres of land, including this site. Hobbs allowed the King family to bury their…
View on map ↗Educator and noted poet, Lexie Dean Robertson, was the first native born Texan to be named Poet Laureate of Texas (1939-41). Born in Lindale (Smith co.) to educators Alexander Green and Lena (Ansley) Dean, Lexie and her…
View on map ↗HOLLY SPRINGS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CANTON IN VAN ZANDT COUNTY, THE HOLLY SPRINGS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH HAS SERVED THE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 160 YEARS. THE CHURCH WAS ORGANIZED IN 1852 AND…
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