Harrison

36 historical markers in Texas

Alexander Travis Hawthorn

Marshall, TX

(January 10, 1825 - May 31, 1899) Native of Alabama, Arkansas lawyer, colonel commanding 6th Arkansas Confederate Infantry Regiment at...

Bailey Anderson

Elysian Field, TX

(1754-1840) A veteran of the American Revolution, Bailey Anderson was born in Stafford County, VA.

Bishop College

Marshall, TX

Founded by the Baptist Home Mission Society in 1881, Bishop College became the second historically Black college in Marshall.

Confederate Capitol of Missouri

Marshall, TX

On this site a one-story frame house served as headquarters of the Civil War State Government of Missouri in exile.

Cumberland Presbyterians in Harrison County

Marshall, TX

In 1848 the first Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Harrison County was established when the Reverend James Sampson and 22 charter...

Fraley-Garland House

Marshall, TX

Designed in the American four-square style with colonial revival detailing, this home was built for Clinton Virgil Fraley in 1896.

Ginocchio Hotel and Restaurant

Marshall, TX

Italian-born Charles Ginocchio arrived in Marshall in 1871.

Ginocchio-Cook-Pedison House

Marshall, TX

Italian-American business leader Charles Ginocchio (1844-98) and wife Roxana settled in Marshall in 1871; built this home, 1886.

Girlhood Home of Southern Beauty Lucy Holcombe Pickens

Marshall, TX

(1832-1899) Only 19th century Texas woman honored by a portrait on money-- the Confederate $100 bill.

Governor Edward Clark

Marshall, TX

(1815-1880) Hometown Texas First Confederate Governor Son of a Georgia governor.

Governor Edward Clark

Marshall, TX

(1815-1880) Born in Georgia.

Hagerty-Harris House

Marshall, TX

Texas & Pacific Railroad shop craftsmen built this residence of handpressed bricks in 1889 for William P. Hagerty (1844-1906), personal...

Hallsville

Hallsville, TX

Formerly Hallville. Successor to Fort Crawford and Ash Springs, pioneer settlements of 1840s.

Harrison County

Marshall, TX

The original inhabitants of this area were the Caddo Indians.

Harrison County Courthouse

Marshall, TX

Built 1900. Cost $62,000.

Home of Last Texas Confederate Governor Pendleton Murrah

Marshall, TX

(Star and Wreath) (1824-1865) Born South Carolina.

Home Town of Texas Confederate General Elkanah Greer

Marshall, TX

(1825-1877) Born Tennessee.

James Harper Starr

Marshall, TX

Connecticut-born. Came to Texas 1837.

James L. Farmer, Jr.

Marshall, TX

Civil Rights leader James Leonard Farmer, Jr., son of Pearl (Houston) and Dr. James l. Farmer, Sr., was born in Marshall where his father...

John Barry Henderson Home

Marshall, TX

Rear wing built before 1861.

Kahn Memorial Hospital

Marshall, TX

In April 1909, doctors James F. Rosborough, Rogers Cocke and Frank Littlejohn joined forces to meet the increasing need for a medical...

Marshall

Marshall, TX

Two years after Harrison County was created by the Republic of Texas Congress in 1839, landowner Peter Whetstone offered property for a...

Marshall Hall

Marshall, TX

As part of a 1912 plan to build the College of Marshall (now east Texas Baptist University), Marshall Hall is the oldest building on campus.

Marshall Pottery

Marshall, TX

Kentucky native W. F. Rocker founded the Marshall Pottery in 1895.

Marshall Powder Mill

Marshall, TX

Throughout the Civil War, the Confederate Army struggled with the problem of lack of military stores.

Marshall-Shreveport Stagecoach Road

Marshall, TX

Before the Civil War (1861-65), the stage road was the main transportation artery between Marshall and Shreveport, providing a link with...

Marshall, C.S.A.

Marshall, TX

As a center of activity for the Confederacy west of the Mississippi, this East Texas town played a major role in the Civil War.

Old Town of Port Caddo

Karnack, TX

Ancestral home of Texas Caddo Indians, this region gained a distinctive character in the 19th century.

Site of Temple Moses Montefiore

Marshall, TX

In 1887 Jewish residents of the Marshall area organized the Moses Montefiore congregation, Adath Israel.

Site of the Capitol Hotel

Marshall, TX

A 3-story brick structure built on this site in 1857 by business leader George B. Adkins (1810-76), and called "Adkins House", ranked as...

Site of The Confederate Hat Factory in Marshall, C.S.A.

Marshall, TX

Texas had very few factories in 1861 when she joined the Confederate States of America and went to war on the issue of states' rights.

Swanson's Landing

Jonesville, TX

(Site 16 mi. NE; Historic Railroad Bed Here) A key port on Caddo Lake for traffic to New Orleans, 1830s-1860s.

Texas & Pacific Depot

Marshall, TX

Marshall's first railroad was conceived as a connection to Red River steamboat traffic.

Todd-Mc Kay-Wheat House

Marshall, TX

Todd-McKay-Wheat House Originally constructed before the Civil War and modified during the 1880s and again in 1909, this house is...

Wigfall House

Marshall, TX

The oldest portion of this house was erected about 1856.

Wiley College

Marshall, TX

(Established March 17, 1873; Chartered 1882) Founded by Freedmen's Aid Society of the Methodist Church (North) as a co-educational...

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