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Shelby County, Texas
Historical Markers in Center, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 9 Texas historical markers in Center, in Shelby County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution, Civil War, and Outlaws & Lawmen. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2014. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Center stories
- John Joseph Emmett Gibsonplaced 1999
(November 4, 1849 - September 14, 1931) John Joseph Emmett (J. J. E.) Gibson was born in Dublin, Ireland.
- Shelby Countyplaced 1936
Part of the neutral ground, 1803–1819. Settled by Anglo-Americans, 1824–1836. In 1833 a district of the Municipality of Nacogdoches, known as…
- C. S. A. Texas Musterplaced 1965
Held on this spot April 4, 1964, to honor Texans who made up the greater part of forces fighting in the Civil War Red River Campaign of 1864-1865…
- John May Cemeteryplaced 2014
JOHN MAY CEMETERY John May Cemetery, also known as the May-Hooper Cemetery, holds the graves of the May and Hooper families dating back to the 1850s.
- Milton Irishplaced 1999
(May 7, 1812 - July 15, 1869) Born in Maine in 1812, Milton Irish came to East Texas in 1835 at age 23.
- Shelby County Courthouseplaced 1969
Built to resemble Irish castle (1883-1885) by architect J. J. E. Gibson, from Ireland. Style is, in part, "Romanesque revival." In 1866 county…
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All 9 historical markers in Center
Historical markers near Center
- Shelbyville5 stories · 7 mi
- San Augustine23 stories · 20 mi
- Carthage13 stories · 24 mi
- Geneva5 stories · 27 mi
- Nacogdoches58 stories · 31 mi
- Milam8 stories · 32 mi
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