Leander C. Cunningham · 1936
A San Jacinto veteran born in Tennessee, July 10, 1810. Died December 24, 1896. His wife Ann S. Cunningham born in Kentucky November 13, 1808, died June 19, 1895.
View on map ↗Gonzales County, Texas
Historical Markers in Waelder, Texas
Waelder has 7 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Gonzales County. The marker list includes records dating to 1936. 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.
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- Courthouse and civic history
- Churches, cemeteries, and community institutions
- Railroad, trail, and transportation history
- Military, battle, and Texas Revolution sites
- Downtown architecture, homes, and businesses
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Miller's Store · 1968
Erected 1900-1901 by R. L. Miller and Sons. Now owned by 4th generation of family. First store established 1866. Unique bannister features wooden balls carved by the contractor "Cap" Smith. Bullet holes in awning…
View on map ↗The Town of Waelder · 1968
In 1876, when the Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio Railroad built through Gonzales County, this town was laid out to serve as a shipping point for the surrounding agricultural and ranching area. Hopkinsville, a…
View on map ↗Hopkinsville Lodge No. 183, A.F. & A.M. · 1978
After migrating from his native Georgia, Dennis Sheffield Hopkins (1819-1917) founded the community of Hopkinsville (5 miles NW) in 1852. He helped organize this Masonic Lodge there in 1855. The thriving village also…
View on map ↗Branecky School · 2008
In the mid-1930s, area residents completed a frame school building at this location. The structure replaced a smaller building named Cedar Springs School. The new school was named Branecky School, for community leaders…
View on map ↗Saturn Cemetery · 2010
A community began to develop near this site during the 1870s and was known by several names, including Possum Trot, Prickly Pear, and Ettowa before a post office was established under the name Saturn in 1902. Hugh and…
View on map ↗Ralph Bunche High School · 2023
Waelder Colored School opened in 1948 as an institute to educate the black children of the city and surrounding communities. In 1955, principal Shelvin J. Hall (1916-2007), who also pastored Mt. Eden Baptist Church,…
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