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Waller County, Texas
Historical Markers in Brookshire, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 6 Texas historical markers in Brookshire, in Waller County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2008. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
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- Captain Nathen Brookshireplaced 1936
Captain Nathen Brookshire. Participated in the storming and capture of Bexar, December 5th to 10th,1835. A captain in the Texas Army, 1836.
- Wade Cemeteryplaced 2008
This burial ground was established in 1846 by William Wade, a wealthy plantation owner from Mississippi who came to Texas by the 1820s.
- Brookshire Family Cemeteryplaced 2004
Brookshire Family Cemetery Established c. 1850 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2004
- Donigan Houseplaced 1985
A native of Turkey, Paul M. Donigan (1862-1930) came to the United States about 1890 to attend medical school.
- First Methodist Church of Brookshireplaced 1993
This church traces its origin to the establishment of the Union Chapel Methodist church by the Rev. Churchill Fulshear in the former community of…
- Kellner Townsite
(in NE part, Stephen F. Austin grant to Wm. Cooper) First town in area. Platted 1893 by John G. Kellner (1846-1933), donor, Missouri, Kansas & Texas…
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