Seabrook has 6 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Harris County. The marker list includes records dating to 1981. Common marker themes include courthouse and civic history, churches, cemeteries, and community institutions, railroad, trail, and transportation history. 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.
Captain William Plunkett Harris · 1981
Early Texas entrepreneur and pioneer settler. New York native William Plunkett Harris (1797-1843) ran a steamboat line in partnership with Robert Wilson before moving to Texas in 1830. At Harrisburg, founded by his…
View on map ↗Harris County Boys' School Archeological Site · 1985
In this vicinity lies evidence of a prehistoric Indian campsite and burial ground that takes its current name from the property on which it resided at the time of its discovery. The archeological site is classified as a…
View on map ↗Prehistoric Indian Campsite · 1988
In this vicinity are the remains of a prehistoric Indian refuse pile, comprised mainly of clam shells. Archeologists call such sites "shell middens." They are the result of centuries of shellfish harvesting by early…
View on map ↗Webster Presbyterian Church · 1989
Growing out of a Union Sunday School established in 1892, Webster Presbyterian Church was organized by farmers who moved to Texas from the Midwest. Early members also included Japanese rice farmers. A small church…
View on map ↗Ritson Morris and Elmwood Plantation · 1991
Virginia native Ritson Morris (1798-1849) came to Texas about 1827. He settled first in Nacogdoches, where he married Minerva Edwards in 1829. One year later, following the birth of their first child, the Morrises moved…
View on map ↗Seabrook Cemetery · 2002
Seabrook Cemetery Established 1855 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002
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