Rusk County, Texas
Mt. Enterprise has 8 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Rusk County. The marker list includes records dating to 1973. Common marker themes include churches, cemeteries, and community institutions, railroad, trail, and transportation history, ranching, farming, and frontier settlement. Use this page to preview the markers, then open RoadHistorical on your drive to see nearby stops on the map, listen to narration, and save the places you want to visit.
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Cemetery was begun after the death of Julien Sidney Devereux (1805-56), with the remains of his father, John W. Devereux (1769-1847), and an infant son reinterred soon after. Called Devereux and Sand Field, the plot…
View on map ↗Professor of Music. (July 9, 1822 - September 11, 1918) Born in kingdom of Prussia. Known as a pupil of composer Franz Liszt and a graduate of Leipzig Conservatory. Came to America in 1845; was naturalized in 1860 (Vol.…
View on map ↗This congregation grew from the pioneer Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, which was organized in 1858. On August 16, 1873, following the earlier dissolution of Mt. Carmel, several former members and area residents attended a…
View on map ↗A native of Missouri, Augustus "Gus" Dennard (d. 1933) came to Texas with his parents in 1883. A leader in the Concord community, Dennard was a merchant, farmer, and blacksmith. He operated a forge on part of the land…
View on map ↗This cemetery dates from the 1853 burial of Maranda Gilbreath. Four years later, the land was officially set aside by early settler Josiah Johnson for use as a public burial ground. Many of the unidentified graves are…
View on map ↗The Mt. Zion Baptist Association, composed of thirteen area Baptist churches, was organized on this property in 1857. The cemetery's name is derived from the use of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church sanctuary and grounds as a…
View on map ↗Shiloh Cemetery Established c. 1850s Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005
View on map ↗ORIGINALLY SERVING THE LYLES AND SANDERS FAMILIES, THIS BURIAL GROUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1860, WHEN INFANT SUSAN LYLES WAS INTERRED HERE. BY 1899, INDIVIDUALS FROM OUTSIDE THE FAMILY, LIVING IN COMMUNITIES LIKE IRON…
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