Robertson
Andrew (Rube) Foster
Calvert, TX
(September 17, 1879 – December 9, 1930) Calvert native Rube Foster was a pioneer player, manager and executive in baseball’s Negro Leagues.
Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Building
Calvert, TX
Built 1868 by James S. Hanna, for a general store.
City of Hearne
Hearne, TX
Situated on land originally granted (1830) to Francisco Ruiz, commander of Fort Tenoxtitlan.
El Camino Real
Benchley, TX
Also known as Old San Antonio Road and Old Spanish Trail A trail of adventure, hardships, opportunity and freedom, over which history...
Former Calvert Courthouse
Calvert, TX
Most imposing public building in early Robertson County.
Franklin
Franklin, TX
This community was established in 1872 and named Morgan for a railroad official.
General Walter Washington Williams
Franklin, TX
Reputed to have been last surviving soldier of the Civil War (1861-1865).
Katy Hamman Stricker Library
Calvert, TX
In 1868, Robert Calvert and other local farmers urged the Houston & Texas Central Railroad to build through the area.
Old Calvert Foundry and Manufacturing Company
Calvert, TX
Founded about 1870 as one of Calvert's first industries.
Paul Bremond
Bremond, TX
The city of Bremond is named for the noted financier and railroad builder Paul Bremond (1810-85).
Robertson County
Franklin, TX
Settled by people from Tennessee under an 1822 contract heldby Sterling Clack Robertson (1785-1842), who later signed the Texas...
Robertson County Courthouse
Franklin, TX
Erected in 1882 at a cost of $30,000, this white limestone building is the fourth to serve as Robertson County Courthouse.
Site of Owensville
Owensville, TX
Robertson County's third county seat was located here, 1855-69, on land given by D. H. Love (1816-66).
Staggers Point
Benchley, TX
Earliest large community in Robertson's colony.
Town of Calvert
Calvert, TX
Swarming ox-carts and cotton wagons, busy stores and saloons, casino tables stacked with gold: this was early Calvert, a major cotton...