Jim Wells

4 historical markers in Texas

Archelaus Bynum Dodson

Alice, TX

(December 31, 1807-March 10, 1898) Texas patriot famed as man who introduced the Lone Star flag during the Texas Revolution.

Fort Casa Blanca, C.S.A.

Sandia, TX

(About 2 1/2 mi. NW) First building erected in area that is now Jim Wells County early as 1855.

Jim Wells County Courthouse

Alice, TX

Governor Oscar B. Colquitt signed legislation creating Jim Wells County on March 11, 1911.

Mc Gill Brothers Building

Alice, TX

Mississippi native J. W. McGill and his wife Lydia (Abell) reared two sons, James Claude (1873-1935) and H. Frank (1883-1952).

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