Ratcliff · 1972
About 1875, a 32-wagon train of settlers came here from Georgia. Jess H. Ratcliff (1844-1920) built a sawmill about 1855, drawing more people. Post office opened 1889, with Ratcliff as postmaster, and town soon had…
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Historical Markers in Ratcliff, Texas
Ratcliff has 3 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Houston County. The marker list includes records dating to 1972. Common marker themes include churches, cemeteries, and community institutions, railroad, trail, and transportation history, downtown architecture, homes, and businesses. 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.
What you will find in Ratcliff
- Churches, cemeteries, and community institutions
- Railroad, trail, and transportation history
- Downtown architecture, homes, and businesses
- Oil, industry, and railroad-era commerce
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Antioch Cemetery · 1988
This graveyard has long been associated with the Antioch Primitive Baptist Church, which was organized in 1859. The first marked grave, that of Mary J. Cramer, is dated 1860. Antioch Cemetery also contains unmarked…
View on map ↗Druso · 1997
When the Four-C Company built a large sawmill in nearby Ratcliff in 1900, the Eastern Texas Rail Line was built through the area for shipping. Druso was the only stop on the rail line between the Four-C mill and Lufkin,…
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