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Robertson County, Texas
Historical Markers in Bremond, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 11 Texas historical markers in Bremond, in Robertson County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Ghost Towns, Native History, Civil War, and Strange But True. The markers on this list were placed between 1969 and 2015. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
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- Wootan Wellsplaced 1969
Famous early health spa and resort. First well was dug 1878 by landowner Francis Wootan. Water tasted good, but turned dishes yellow and clothes red.
- Heards Prairie Cemeteryplaced 2012
HEARDS PRAIRIE CEMETERY AN 1841 INDIAN AMBUSH IN THIS VICINITY, WHICH CLAIMED THE LIFE OF MAJOR G. W. HEARD, GAVE HEARDS PRAIRIE ITS NAME.
- Nesbitt Cemetery and Beck Prairie Baptist Churchplaced 1993
Beck Prairie is believed to have been named after Tennessee native Absalom Beck, a farmer here in 1850.
- Walnut Creek Cemeteryplaced 1979
The Walnut Creek community was established in the 1850s with the arrival of several farming families.
- Bremondplaced 2000
Part of the 1841 Mary Peterson grant, the land on this site was sold to William Baker and a group of investors in 1869.
- First Baptist Church of Bremondplaced 1998
Local lore dates the origin of this church to 1865; however, the earliest written source indicates that a Bremond Baptist Church was in existence by…
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