Navarro
15th Texas Infantry Companies E and G
Corsicana, TX
Several communities in Navarro County organized military units that saw action in the Civil War.
Alexander Beaton
Corsicana, TX
A native of Scotland, Alexander Beaton came to the United States in 1843.
Beauford Halbert Jester Home
Corsicana, TX
In 1923 Beauford H. Jester (1893-1949) and his wife, Mabel (Buchanan), built this colonial revival home on land that had been his...
Birdston Valley
Birdston, TX
Developed as a community of former slaves following the Civil War, Birdston Valley takes its name from the nearby settlement of Birdston...
Blooming Grove School
Blooming Grove, TX
Early pioneer Richard Gowan donated land one mile southeast of this site in 1869, on which the citizens of Gradyville (later renamed...
Capt. Charles Henry Allyn
Corsicana, TX
New York native Charles Henry Allyn (1842-1918) came to Texas in 1868, after having served as a captain in the Union army during the...
City of Blooming Grove
Blooming Grove, TX
The history of Blooming Grove can be traced to the small village of Gradyville, established in the 1860s and named for two brothers, R....
Col. Clinton Mc Kamey Winkler
Corsicana, TX
(October 19, 1821--May 13, 1882) Eminent judge, for whom a Texas county was named.
Corsicana
Corsicana, TX
Soon after Navarro County was created by the Texas Legislature in 1846, a committee was appointed to choose a site for the county seat.
Corsicana in 1860-1872
Corsicana, TX
A center of patriotism especially committed to the Southern cause.
David Reed Mitchell
Corsicana, TX
David Reed Mitchell, born in 1797 in North Carolina, arrived in Robertson County, Texas, in 1845.
David Wilson Campbell
Barry, TX
(May 4, 1812 - April 4, 1879) A native of Georgia, David Wilson Campbell migrated to Texas in 1835.
Dunn-Ransom Home
Corsicana, TX
A native of Kentucky, Ewing Eric Dunn (1835-1917) came to Texas in 1850.
Former Site of Liberty Hill Settlement
Dawson, TX
A mile west of the 1838 Battle Creek Massacre site, this cemetery marks the location of Liberty Hill, an Anglo-American community begun...
Frank Neal Drane
Corsicana, TX
(1862-1938) A Navarro County native, Frank Neal Drane married Florence A. Bingham in 1885 and had two children.
General Lucian K. Truscott, Jr.
Chatfield, TX
(Jan. 9, 1895 - Sep. 12, 1965) Chatfield native Lucian King Truscott, Jr. rose through the ranks of the U.S. Army to serve in World War...
George Taylor Jester
Corsicana, TX
(1846-1922) Lieutenant governor of Texas (1894-1898), also father of Beauford Jester, a later Texas governor.
Henry G. Damon
Corsicana, TX
(1846-1918) Born in Florida, Henry Damon served in the Confederate army and was taken prisoner during the Civil War.
J. A. Megarity Homestead
Corsicana, TX
James A. Megarity (1838-1911) was born in Georgia and served in the Confederate army during the Civil War.
James Clinton Neill
Corsicana, TX
Born in 1790 in North Carolina, James Clinton Neill came to Texas in 1831 with Stephen F. Austin's third colony.
Jose Antonio Navarro
Corsicana, TX
Lover of liberty. Foe of despotism.
Judge E. J. Simkins House
Corsicana, TX
Eldred James Simkins (1838-1902) then of South Carolina, served 4 years in the Confederate army.
Kerens
Kerens, TX
The Texas & St. Louis Railway built its narrow gauge line through Navarro County in 1881 and surveyed a 270-acre townsite here.
Last Review of the Confederacy
Chatfield, TX
Last Review of the Confederacy General Joseph Orville "Jo" Shelby (1830-1897) led a cavalry force of Missourians known as the Iron...
Love-Anderson Feud
Richland, TX
An early Navarro County conflict, rooted in land disputes and complex family ties, still resonates in the region.
Meritt Drane
Corsicana, TX
(1837-1895) Born in Shelby County, Kentucky, to Stephen and Birthia (Ford) Drane, Meritt Drane exemplified leadership in early Navarro...
Navarro County
Corsicana, TX
Formed from Robertson County.
Navarro County Courthouse
Corsicana, TX
Navarro County was created in 1846 by an act of the first Texas Legislature.
Navarro Mills Community
Dawson, TX
A flour mill built here in the 1860s drew pioneer commerce to this site.
Navarro Rifles
Corsicana, TX
During the Civil War, the Navarro Rifles were an infantry company comprised of approximately 87 men from Navarro and surrounding counties.
Near Site of Trading Post of Dr. George Washington Hill
Dawson, TX
(1814-1860) Dedicated frontier physician and public servant to the Republic and State of Texas.
Oil City Iron Works
Corsicana, TX
This modern plant grew from the small machine shop and foundry started on this site in 1866 by John Winship (1826-86) to make parts for...
Rice
Rice, TX
Settlers began arriving at this site in the late 1860s, mostly from the nearby settlement of Porter's Bluff, which had been devastated by...
Samuel R. Frost
Corsicana, TX
(Mar. 1, 1846 - Jan. 1, 1908) A native of Huntsville, Texas, Samuel R. Frost grew up in Navarro County and in 1863 enlisted in the...
Site of the First Courthouse
Corsicana, TX
The Texas Legislature specified that the seat of Navarro County should be called Corsicana; but the location was not secured until 1848,...
Spring Hill
Dawson, TX
Oldest community in Navarro County.
Tatum Home
Corsicana, TX
Built before 1900 by William M. Tatum, son of a Corsicana pioneer merchant, this colonial revival style mansion features first-floor...
The First National Bank of Corsicana
Corsicana, TX
An institution whose history reflects rise of a landmark city.
The Fortson Family
Rice, TX
Members of the Fortson family came to Texas from Mississippi and settled in Navarro County in the 1840s.
Thomas Ingles Smith
Corsicana, TX
(1800-1848) Thomas Ingles Smith was born in 1800 in Virginia and was a soldier in the War of 1812 in a company commanded by his father,...
Town of Dawson
Dawson, TX
This community grew out of Spring Hill (4 mi. NE), the oldest settlement in Navarro County.
Winkler
Streetman, TX
Settlers began arriving in this area in 1846, and by the 1860 several farms were in operation.