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Bell County, Texas
Historical Markers in Bartlett, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 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 1981 and 2003.
Start with these Bartlett stories
- 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.
- 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…
- First Baptist Church of Bartlettplaced 1981
Originally known as Pecan Grove Baptist Church, this fellowship was organized in 1873 by the Rev. M.V. Smith, The Rev. H.I. Kimball, and the…
- Mount Arie (Mount Ararat) Missionary Baptist Churchplaced 1999
Bartlett was a small farming community in 1898. Black American laborers arrived each fall for the cotton harvest.
- Site of Booker T. Washington Schoolplaced 2003
With overcrowded buildings at the African American school in southwestern Bartlett, the Bartlett trustees bought four buildings from Camp Swift in…
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