Bosque
Bosque County
Meridian, TX
Named for the Bosque (Spanish for "woods") River.
Captain J. J. Cureton, C.S.A.
Walnut Springs, TX
(1826-1881) Indian fighter, lawman and rancher.
General Alison Nelson
Meridian, TX
(1822-1862) Soldier, statesman and Indian fighter.
Graves-Payne House
Kopperl, TX
This home dates to the ownership of the Aaron S. Graves family, who lived in Kentucky and Missouri before settling here in the Union Hill...
James Buckner "Buck" Barry, C.S.A.
Walnut Springs, TX
(1821-1906) Came to Texas from North Carolina in 1845.
Lumpkin-Woodruff House
Meridian, TX
South Carolina native James J. Lumpkin (b. 1852) settled in Meridian in 1878.
Odle Log Cabin
Valley Mills, TX
A native of Tennessee, pioneer John Odle (1824-1913) moved to Texas in 1843, one year after his marriage to Lucinda Reeder (d. 1890).
Original Site of Valley Mills
Valley Mills, TX
A. H. Steagall and Dr. E. P. Booth purchased 300 acres of land on the north side of the Bosque River in 1868.
Pool-Tibbs House
Valley Mills, TX
S. A. Pool built this residence, a store, and a cotton gin on the river bank in 1870, when the town of Valley Mills stood on the north...
Roden Taylor Crain
Valley Mills, TX
(April 29, 1819-July 20, 1891) Tennessee native Roden Taylor Crain, a member of Capt. William Kimbro's Company of San Augustine County...
Site of Clifton Mill
Clifton, TX
In 1857, R.G. Grant of Coryell County built a wooden mill at this site, using the waters of the Bosque River to power his operation.