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Tyler County, Texas
Historical Markers in Chester, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 6 Texas historical markers in Chester, in Tyler County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution, Ghost Towns, and Native History. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2016. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Chester stories
- Burch-Cauble Houseplaced 1964
Burch-Cauble House, built 1835 by Peter Cauble, early settler. Enlarged by son-in-law Valentine Burch, veteran of battle of San Jacinto.
- Mount Hope Methodist Churchplaced 2016
Mount Hope was near Russell's Creek, two miles north of present-day Chester. At Mount Hope, the road from El Orcoquisac to Nacogdoches intersected…
- Site of Old Peach Tree Village
In the early 19th century, the Alabama Indians -- then a large tribe -- made their headquarters on this site, and called their village "Ta-Ku-La,"…
- Valentine Burchplaced 1936
Detailed to guard the camp near Harrisburg, April 21, 1836. Born in Kentucky in 1814; died in 1895. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
- Fort Teran, Site ofplaced 1936
Site of Fort Teran, first white settlement in Tyler County. Established by the Mexican government in 1830 to prevent further Anglo-American…
- Mount Hope Lodge No. 121, A. F. & A. M.placed 1973
Oldest Masonic Lodge in Tyler County in continuous existence under original charter; founded at a site (2 mi.
All 6 historical markers in Chester
Historical markers near Chester
- Colmesneil7 stories · 10 mi
- Corrigan6 stories · 16 mi
- Moscow9 stories · 16 mi
- Woodville20 stories · 17 mi
- Huntington vicinity5 stories · 20 mi
- Diboll8 stories · 20 mi
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