Stephens
B. T. Brown House
Breckenridge, TX
One of the oldest structures in Breckenridge, this ranch house was erected by Benjamin Tarver Brown (1831-1905), a Confederate Army...
Caddo
Caddo, TX
The 1860 census reported fewer than 200 residents in Stephens County.
Camp Breckenridge, C.S.A.
Breckenridge, TX
Established near this site 1862.
Gunsight Community
Breckenridge, TX
Records indicate that Gunsight existed on a wagon road from Fort Griffin to Stephenville in 1858.
Picketville
Breckenridge, TX
(0.5 mi. E) One of Stephens County's first white settlements, Picketville was founded before the Civil War (1861-65) on Gunsolus Creek.
Samuel P. Newcomb
Breckenridge, TX
Born in Connecticut in 1839, Samuel P. Newcomb made his way alone to Texas at age 17, arriving in 1857.
Stephens County Courthouse
Breckenridge, TX
Stephens County's first courthouse, erected in 1872, was a small pine building with desks for county officials lining the walls.