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Wise County, Texas
Historical Markers in Chico, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in Chico, in Wise County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History and Outlaws & Lawmen. The markers on this list were placed between 1968 and 1996. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Chico stories
- Babb Cemeteryplaced 1968
Established September 5, 1866, when Mrs. John S. Babb was killed by Comanche Indians. The party also captured a widow, Mrs. Luster (who soon…
- Brown Hotelplaced 1969
Colonel J.T. Brown founded town of Chico in 1876; built this hotel 1888. In ceremony on hotel porch, Governor Charles A. Culberson pardoned Brown for…
- Indian Captives Dot and Bianca Babbplaced 1971
Two of Texas history's best-known Indian captives, 13-year-old T. A. "Dot" Babb (1852-1936) and his 9-year-old sister Bianca (1855?-1950) were stolen…
- First Baptist Church of Chicoplaced 1974
Organized in 1874 in home of B. F. Booth by Missionary Noah T. Byars (1808-88), assisted by the Reverend Sithemore, who became pastor.
- Olive Branch Cemeteryplaced 1981
The first burial at this site occurred in the early 1870s. Area settlers H. H. Bradford, B. P. Cox, J. C. Cartwright, and J. C. Weaver, donated the…
- R. C. Mount Houseplaced 1975
A surveyor, part-time Methodist preacher, and Wise County's first tax assessor-collector, R. C. Mount (1826-97) began this structure in 1872 to house…
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