Victoria

27 historical markers in Texas

1892 Victoria County Courthouse

Victoria, TX

When Don Martín de Leon platted the original townsite of Guadalupe Victoria in 1824, he designated public squares, including one that...

Agapito De Leon

Victoria, TX

(1808-1836) Born in Texas; fourth son of empresario Don Martin De Leon, founder of De Leon Colony and city of Victoria.

Camp Henry E. Mc Cullouch

Victoria, TX

At the suggestion of Confederate Col. Henry McCullouch, an area near this site north of Victoria, known as Nuner's Mott, was selected for...

Camp Victoria

Victoria, TX

Although the town of Victoria had been established in 1824, it was all but abandoned during the Texas Revolution in 1836, as settlers...

Dona Patricia De La Garza De Leon

Victoria, TX

Pioneer Colony Co-founder and Texas Patriot (1775-1849) Came from Tamaulipas to Texas (then northernmost province of Mexico) about 1800,...

El Camino Real in Victoria County

Victoria, TX

THE CAMINO REAL (ROYAL ROAD), ALSO KNOWN AS THE KING’S HIGHWAY, WAS A SERIES OF ROUTES LINKING SPANISH MISSIONS AND PRESIDIOS IN TEXAS...

Fernando De Leon

Victoria, TX

(1798-1853) Eldest son of empresario Martin de Leon.

Fort St. Louis

Inez, TX

Thirteen miles southeast of Inez is located the site of Fort St. Louis.

Fossati's Delicatessen

Victoria, TX

In 1882, Italian immigrant Fraschio ("Frank") N. Fossati (1852-1939) opened his first delicatesssen in Victoria at Juan Linn and Main...

Gilbert Onderdonk and Nursery, Texas

Nursery, TX

Pioneer horticulturist Gilbert Onderdonk (1829-1920) exhibited early talent in his native New York, developing new varieties of potatoes...

Home County of William Pinckney Mc Lean

Victoria, TX

(Member of the first Railroad Commission of Texas) A Victoria lawyer.

Home of Empresario Martin De Leon

Victoria, TX

Born at Burgos, Mexico, 1765.

Jacob Fox House

Victoria, TX

This home was constructed in the early 1890s for Jacob Fox (1841-1914), a native of Alsace who earlier had built a cottin gin and grist...

James A. Mc Faddin Home

Victoria, TX

Built 1890 of Florida pine and cypress; typical Victorian style.

Joe F. and Amelia Jecker House

Victoria, TX

After Republic of Texas President Sam Houston granted the original land to the town of Victoria in December 1841, the Rev. William C....

Lorenzo Dow Heaton Home

Victoria, TX

The Lorenzo Dow Heaton House is located across the street from what was once Market Square.

Memorial Square

Victoria, TX

Once the oldest public burial ground in Victoria, this square was laid in 1824 when Martin de Leon founded the town, then located in the...

Phillips-Sale House

Victoria, TX

New York native Alexander Hamilton Phillips (1804-1880) moved to Texas in 1837.

Proctor-Vandenberge House

Victoria, TX

Landmark of famous 1840 Indian raid, when Hamilton Ledbetter, builder of first part of house, fought Comanches, and his family escaped...

Silvestre De Leon

Victoria, TX

(1802-1842) Son of the Empresario Martin de Leon, founder of the De Leon Colony and City of Victoria.

Site of Southern Pacific Railroad Depot

Victoria, TX

The coming of the railroad to Victoria was an important part of the town's economic and social history.

The Victoria Advocate

Victoria, TX

The second oldest newspaper in continuous operation in Texas, the "Victoria Advocate" began as the weekly "Texan Advocate" in 1846.

Victoria County

Victoria, TX

In this county the first European setlement in Texas, Fort St. Louis, was built by the French explorer La Salle in 1685.

Victoria County

Victoria, TX

Center front: 1528 Cabeza de Vaca 1685 Cavelier de la Salle Under the Mexican Government Victoria was a district in 1832, a Municipality...

Victoria County

Victoria, TX

Inhabited briefly by adventurer Cabeza de Vaca in 1530's and French explorer La Salle in 1680's. Site of 1720 Mission Espiritu Santo de...

Victoria County, C.S.A.

Victoria, TX

Transportation, military and supply center in the Civil War.

Victoria Pumping Station

Victoria, TX

VICTORIA PUMPING STATION IN THE 1880s, ENGLISH-BORN WILLIAM WHEELER (1861-1931) CAME TO TEXAS WITH THE C. E. GRAY CONSTRUCTION CO. TO...

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