Victoria County, Texas
Nursery has 5 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Victoria County. The marker list includes records dating to 1936. 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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First established at Garcitas Creek by the Marques de Aguayo and Father Fray Agustin Patron, O.F.M. in 1722. Moved to Mission Valley in 1726. Maintained here by the Franciscan missionaries for the Christanizing and…
View on map ↗Texas Colonial ranch home. Built 1872 by W.H. "Uncle Billy" Kyle (1836-1907), trail driver, cattleman, Civil War veteran. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965
View on map ↗Built 1897 combining southern plantation and New England Saltbox styles of architecture. Home of prominent Nursery citizens R. S. Fowler, John M. Horton, E.S. Jennings, Louie Carpenter,and for many years, W.M Murphy,…
View on map ↗Established October 26, 1899 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2004
View on map ↗Pioneer horticulturist Gilbert Onderdonk (1829-1920) exhibited early talent in his native New York, developing new varieties of potatoes that earned him recognition when he was still a teenager. After graduating from…
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