Historical Markers in Sanger, Texas

Here Stood the Home_John Simpson Chisum · 1936

Here stood the home from 1856 to 1862 of John Simpson Chisum, cattle king. Born, August 16, 1824. Died, September 22, 1884 at Paris, Texas. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Sanger Presbyterian Church · 1972

Founded 1896, in 1902 built this structure on land given by Jack R. Sullivan, a Baptist. With town's best auditorium, this became site of school and civic programs; elocution and music were taught here. Community bought…

Jacob Frederick Elsasser · 1976

Born in Germany in 1834, Jacob Frederick Elsasser migrated to this country with his father and brothers. They operated a cigar factory in Chicago until it was destroyed in the great Chicago fire of 1871. Elsasser moved…

William E. Partlow, First Mayor of Sanger · 1976

A Virginian and a soldier who surrendered at Appomattox with Gen. Robert E. Lee, W. E. Partlow moved to Texas after the Civil War (1861-65). He married Nancy Jane Sullivan (1860-1922), daughter of Denton County…

Noah C. Batis · 1986

A native of Illinois, Noah C. Batis (1860-1950) came to Texas at an early age. In 1881 and 1882, he worked as a cowboy driving cattle up the Chisholm Trail to Kansas. He came to Sanger in 1889 and ten years later, at…

Forester Ranch · 1987

William S. Forester brought his family to Denton County from Tennessee in the early 1850s, and established a ranch about 1852. He was assisted in his ranching operation by his sons, one of whom, Sol, was killed by…

Bolivar Cemetery · 1998

The town of Bolivar was laid out by Dr. Hiram Daily in 1852 with a burial plot on high ground nearby. Though the site had probably been used as a burial ground for many years, the earliest marked grave is that of…

Gribble Springs Baptist Church · 2006

Twenty-three members of the congregation from the Pond Creek community established Gribble Springs Baptist Church in 1871. The Rev. W.C. West served as the first pastor. Gribble Springs Missionary Baptist Church…

Galilee Missionary Baptist Church · 2009

Sanger and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway · 2010

Sanger originated in 1886 at mile post 392.16 as a water stop along the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Route leading north from Fort Worth to Purcell, Indian territory (now Oklahoma). The stop’s proximity to north…