King's Highway - Camino Real - Old San Antonio Road · 1918
King's Highway - Camino Real - Old San Antonio Road. Marked by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Texas A.D. 1918
View on map ↗Nacogdoches County, Texas
Historical Markers in Melrose, Texas
Melrose is home to 5 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.
John Balch · 1936
Participated in the storming of Bexar, 1835 Battle of San Jacinto, 1836 Born in Tennessee in 1812 Died in 1900. His wife ELIZABTH ROGERS BALCH Born 1826 Died 1893 Erected by the State of Texas 1936
View on map ↗Pioneer Texas Oil Man: Lyne Taliaferro Barret · 1966
(1832 - 1913) Born in Virginia. Came with parents to Texas 1842. Married Angelina Thomas; had 9 children. Drilled the first oil well in Texas, 1866. If efforts to drill early in 1859 had succeeded, he would have…
View on map ↗Site of "El Atascoso" · 1973
In 1782, local Spanish official Antonio Gil Y'Barbo granted a league of land "at the place named El Atascoso for a ranch and cultivation" to Nacogdoches citizen Miguel de Cordova. Named for a creek that ran through the…
View on map ↗Cove Springs Cemetery · 1996
Named for three coves and their springs nearby, this cemetery was originally associated with a local Methodist church. In 1858, Daniel H. Vail deeded 30 acres of land to the congregation for school and church purposes,…
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