Historical Markers in Azle, Texas

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• William M. Riceplaced 1984

  William M. Rice first came to Texas in 1834 and settled in what is now Nacogdoches County, where he was involved in frontier defense and served as an…

• Ash Creek Baptist Churchplaced 1979

  On September 9, 1871, the Rev. J.C. Powers led 48 charter members in organizing Ash Creek Missionary Baptist Church.

• Azle Schoolsplaced 1982

  According to local tradition, pioneer settler J.G. Reynolds started the first area school in the 1850s.

• Hoggard-Reynolds Cemeteryplaced 1999

  According to oral history, pioneer farmer and Confederate widow Sarah Hoggard gave a plot of her land for the burial of an African American child who…

• Kiowa Raid on Walnut Creekplaced 1983

  In April 1867 a band of about sixty Kiowa Indians, led by Chiefs Satank and Satanta, raided the home of William Hamleton on Walnut Creek.

• Ash Creek Cemeteryplaced 1985

  The oldest known graves in this community burial ground are those of Dave Morrison (1849-1874) and W. P. Gregg (1833-1874).

All 14 historical markers in Azle

• Ash Creek Baptist Church1979
• Ash Creek Cemetery1985
• Azle Christian Church1980
• Azle Schools1982
• Coho and Nancy Jane Smith Farmstead Site1994
• First Methodist Church of Azle1994
• Hoggard-Reynolds Cemetery1999
• James Azle Steward1986
• Kiowa Raid on Walnut Creek1983
• Near Site of Azle Post Office1979
• Silver Creek United Methodist Church1983
• Smith-Frazier Cemetery1983
• Walnut Creek Baptist Church1988
• William M. Rice1984

Historical markers near Azle

• Springtown8 stories · 8 mi
• Aledo6 stories · 15 mi
• Fort Worth187 stories · 16 mi
• Weatherford45 stories · 17 mi
• Paradise6 stories · 18 mi
• Haltom City10 stories · 18 mi

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