Site of Cincinnati · 1936
Important shipping point in Trinity River navigation. Founded in 1838 by James C. De Witt. Abandoned after yellow fever scourge in 1853. Erected by the State of Texas 1936.
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Historical Markers in Riverside, Texas
Riverside has 4 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Walker County. The marker list includes records dating to 1936. Common marker themes include churches, cemeteries, and community institutions, ranching, farming, and frontier settlement, military, battle, and texas revolution sites. 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 Riverside
- Churches, cemeteries, and community institutions
- Ranching, farming, and frontier settlement
- Military, battle, and Texas Revolution sites
- Downtown architecture, homes, and businesses
- Oil, industry, and railroad-era commerce
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Capt. Benjamin I. Harper · 2003
Benjamin Ingram Harper (b. 1809) came to Texas from Virginia, and in 1833, he worked as a schoolmaster in Liberty County. He wed Evelina Vocum in 1834 and had a son. The next year, under Andrew Briscoe, he fought at the…
View on map ↗Chalk Cemetery · 2008
Founded in the 1870s on land owned by Lacy Harrington, this cemetery takes its name from the geologic features of the area. The earliest documented burial is that of Civil War veteran Barney Carroll (1835-1880),…
View on map ↗Broyles Chapel Missionary Baptist Church · 2015
Following the Civil War, many African Americans sought refuge, identity and spirituality through the organization of churches. According to oral tradition, a church site for the African American community was donated by…
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