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Navarro County, Texas
Historical Markers in Chatfield, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Chatfield, in Navarro County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1976 and 2014.
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- Last Review of the Confederacyplaced 2002
Last Review of the Confederacy General Joseph Orville "Jo" Shelby (1830-1897) led a cavalry force of Missourians known as the Iron Brigade and later…
- General Lucian K. Truscott, Jr.placed 2011
(Jan. 9, 1895 - Sep. 12, 1965) Chatfield native Lucian King Truscott, Jr. rose through the ranks of the U.S. Army to serve in World War II and the…
- Francis Marion Martinplaced 2014
FRANCIS MARION MARTIN Francis Marion Martin, also known as "Swamp Fox of Navarro," was a 19th century Texas politician, holding the office of…
- Chatfield Baptist Churchplaced 1999
Reportedly the owner of one hundred slaves and 1280 acres of land, Robert Hodge settled in this area in 1849.
- Chatfield United Methodist Churchplaced 1976
In 1846, the Rev. J. E. Ferguson, whose son was to be a governor of Texas, preached to Methodists in this area.
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