Historical Markers in Brazoria, Texas

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• Brazoria Townsiteplaced 1964

  Established 1828 by John Austin, friend of Stephen F. Austin, "Father of Texas". Site of tavern of Jane Long, widow of Dr. John Long, who had tried…

• Don Carlos Barrettplaced 1936

  A member of the General Council of the Provisional Government of Texas and by that body elected judge advocate general of the army with the rank of…

• Dr. Sofie Deligath Herzogplaced 2011

  Austrian-born Sofie Deligath (1846-1925) wed Dr. Moriz Herzog at the age of 14 and in 1878 emigrated with her family to the U.S., where she attended…

• First Presbyterian Church of Brazoriaplaced 2013

  THE PRESBYTERIAN DENOMINATION HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN BRAZORIA SINCE THE 1830s. THEY WORSHIPED TOGETHER WITH THE EPISCOPAL AND METHODIST CONGREGATIONS IN…

• Site of Jane Long's Tavernplaced 1986

  Jane Herbert Wilkinson (1798-1880) was born in Maryland and moved to Natchez, Mississippi, in 1812.

• Site of the Home of John Austinplaced 1936

  Member of Long's Expedition in 1819. Pioneer settler in Austin's colony. Alcalde of Brazoria, 1832. Commander at the Battle of Velasco.

All 11 historical markers in Brazoria

• Brazoria Townsite1964
• Don Carlos Barrett1936
• Dr. Sofie Deligath Herzog2011
• First Presbyterian Church of Brazoria2013
• Levi Jordan Plantation1967
• Masonic Oak1966
• McCroskey-Stringfellow House1980
• Old Brazoria Cemetery1967
• Site of Jane Long's Tavern1986
• Site of the Home of John Austin1936
• St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church2019

Historical markers near Brazoria

• Jones Creek12 stories · 8 mi
• East Columbia9 stories · 8 mi
• West Columbia24 stories · 10 mi
• Angleton9 stories · 13 mi
• Freeport14 stories · 14 mi
• Bay City30 stories · 22 mi

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