Bell County, Texas
Historical Markers in Bartlett, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 15 Texas historical markers in Bartlett, in Bell County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution and Tales of Tragedy. The markers on this list were placed between 1970 and 2003. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
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- Stockton Family Cemeteryplaced 1991
The Stockton Family Cemetery is located on land originally granted in 1859 by Texas governor Hardin R. Runnels to Moses Allen, a veteran of the Siege…
- Elisha Allen
(December 16, 1813 - March 6, 1893) A native of Louisiana, Elisha Allen moved with his parents in 1827 to what is now Orange County.
- Althea Schoolplaced 1991
Thompson F. Fowler and his family were among the earliest permanent settlers of this area. A rural community which built up around the family-owned…
- Bartlett Electric Cooperativeplaced 1985
Although the town of Bartlett had regular electric service by 1905, farmers in the surrounding rural area were not supplied with electricity until…
- Bartlett Grammar Schoolplaced 1994
By the early 1900s Bartlett had become the railroad center of a prosperous cotton growing region.
- City of Bartlettplaced 1981
Settlers began moving to this area in the 1830s, when Texas was a republic, but the town of Bartlett was not established until the 1870s.
All 15 historical markers in Bartlett
- Althea School1991
- Bartlett Electric Cooperative1985
- Bartlett Grammar School1994
- City of Bartlett1981
- Elisha Allen
- First Baptist Church of Bartlett1981
- First National Bank of Bartlett1986
- First Presbyterian Church of Bartlett1970
- First United Methodist Church of Bartlett
- Mount Arie (Mount Ararat) Missionary Baptist Church1999
- Site of Bartlett Colored School2003
- Site of Booker T. Washington School2003
- St. John Lutheran Church1983
- Stockton Family Cemetery1991
- Woman's Wednesday Club1986
Historical markers near Bartlett
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