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Grimes County, Texas
Historical Markers in Bedias, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Bedias, in Grimes County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution, Native History, and Strange But True. The markers on this list were placed between 1968 and 2005.
Start with these Bedias stories
- Town of Bediasplaced 1968
Named for North and South Bedias creeks, which in turn were named for the Bidai Indians, an agricultural people reputed to have been the oldest…
- Bedias First Baptist Churchplaced 1975
The Rev. Anderson Buffington (1806-91), a Baptist missionary who fought at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836, organized this church in 1848.
- Grimes County Bethel Cemeteryplaced 2005
During the Republic of Texas era, settlers in this area came together to form the Bethel community.
- Sarah Bradley Dodsonplaced 1986
Born in Kentucky in 1812, eleven-year-old Sarah Bradley and her parents arrived in Texas in 1823 with Stephen F. Austin's old three hundred…
- Sarah Bradley Dodsonplaced 1993
(January 8, 1812-October 9, 1848) Kentucky native Sarah Bradley came to Texas with Stephen F. Austin's Old 300 Colony in 1823.
All 5 historical markers in Bedias
Historical markers near Bedias
- Anderson8 stories · 22 mi
- Huntsville39 stories · 25 mi
- Bryan16 stories · 26 mi
- Navasota5 stories · 32 mi
- Montgomery10 stories · 33 mi
- Lovelady5 stories · 34 mi
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