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Camp Ford
Tyler, TX
On this site during the Civil War was located Camp Ford, the largest prisoner of war compound for Union troops west of the Mississippi...
City of Tyler
Tyler, TX
In area opened 1839 to white settlers by Republic of Texas victories over Cherokee Indians whose trails led the way to good springs, fine...
Colonel Bryan Marsh
Tyler, TX
(Star and Wreath) School named for Texas Confederate.
Colonel Richard B. Hubbard
Tyler, TX
(Star and Wreath) (1832-1901) School named for Texas Confederate.
Colonel Thomas R. Bonner
Tyler, TX
(Star and Wreath) (1836-1891) Born in Mississippi.
Dewberry Plantation House
Bullard, TX
War of 1812 veteran John Dewberry came to Texas in 1835 and was listed as a resident of Tyler by 1845.
Elisha Everett Lott
Winona, TX
(February 24, 1820 - January 17, 1864) Moved to Harrison County, Texas in 1840.
Garden Valley
On January 1, 1851, James L. Davidson purchased more than 1,000 acres in northwestern Smith County, the tract where he founded the town...
James Calhoun Hill
Tyler, TX
(September 29, 1807 - November 17, 1879) Migrating in 1840 from Alabama to Texas, James Calhoun Hill led the first permanent settlers...
Major John Dean House
Tyler, TX
On land bought Jan. 22, 1863, by Frances Clarenda Rice Dean (1836-76) with Confederate pay sent home from Civil War post by husband,...
Near Site of C.S.A. Ordnance Plant
Tyler, TX
Founded 1862 by J.C. Short and Wm.
Nicholas Wren
Winona, TX
(1807-1859) Came to Texas, 1833.
Omen (Canton) Community
Omen, TX
Promoters Alexander Douglas, Thomas Weatherby, and Mitus White platted the townsite of Canton in 1850 near the junction of two main...
Richard Bennett Hubbard
Tyler, TX
(1832-1901) Georgia native Richard Bennett Hubbard came to Texas in 1853 and set up a law practice in Tyler with B. T. Selman, later a...
Smith County as a 19th Century Legal Center
Tyler, TX
Soon after its establishment in 1846, Smith County became an important legal center in East Texas.
Starrville Community
Winona, TX
In 1852 the Rev. Joshua Starr, a Methodist minister from Alabama, bought 640 acres of land here on the Dallas-Shreveport Road.
Tyler Commercial College
Tyler, TX
In 1894, C.L. and Noah Adair opened the Adair Normal School to provide a university-level education, but the school closed in 1896.
Tyler Tap Railroad
Tyler, TX
To provide for shipment of locally-grown fruits, vegetables, and cotton to distant markets, a group of Tyler citizens proposed a railroad...