Lavaca County, Texas
Sweet Home is home to 4 official Texas Historical Commission markers — each one telling a piece of the city’s story. Browse the markers below, then find them on the map and discover more nearby with RoadHistorical.
Stephen Bennett (1789-1874), a veteran of the War of 1812, and his wife Mary Ann "Polly" Breazeal Bennett (1798-1877), were born in South Carolina and lived many years in Alabama. They led a wagon train to Washington…
View on map ↗The Sweet Home community was originally settled during the mid-1800s. In 1852, a post office was established with Captain J.A. York as postmaster. York also laid out the town (1860) and partnered with the West family,…
View on map ↗From downtown Sweet Home, at the intersection of FM 531 & FM 318 travel east toward Hallettsville for about a 1/2 mile. Turn right on CR 378 for about 40 yards, turn right on CR 378B for about 100 yards to main gate.
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