Historical Markers in Clifton, Texas

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• Fairview Baptist Church and Cemeteryplaced 2016

  Founded in southeastern Bosque County, Fairview Baptist Church organized in April of 1889 as Coon Creek Missionary Baptist Church.

• Jens Jenson Homesteadplaced 1976

  Jens Jenson (1835-1912) came to this county with his Norwegian parents and their family in 1854.

• Oswald Cemeteryplaced 2000

  This cemetery, located on five acres out of the l. M. Armstrong survey, was already in use as a burial ground when the earliest original marked…

• Site of Clifton Millplaced 2002

  In 1857, R.G. Grant of Coryell County built a wooden mill at this site, using the waters of the Bosque River to power his operation.

• Cleng Peersonplaced 1975

  (May 17, 1782-Dec. 16, 1865) Called the "Father of Norwegian Immigration to America", Cleng Peerson migrated to the United States from his native…

• Clifton College Administration Buildingplaced 1982

  Constructed in 1923 as the administration building for the Lutheran College of Clifton, this structure served students and faculty until 1954, when…

All 16 historical markers in Clifton

• Cleng Peerson1975
• Clifton College Administration Building1982
• Clifton Lutheran College1975
• Clifton Whipple Truss Bridge1996
• Election Oak1970
• Fairview Baptist Church and Cemetery2016
• Gary Cemetery1996
• Jens Jenson Homestead1976
• John and Mary Colwick House1989
• Joseph Olson Family Log Cabin1986
• Lanes Chapel and Cemetery1981
• Norwegian Settlements in Bosque County1969
• Oswald Cemetery2000
• Our Savior's Lutheran Church1965
• Scrutchfield Cemetery1999
• Site of Clifton Mill2002

Historical markers near Clifton

• Meridian10 stories · 12 mi
• Valley Mills11 stories · 13 mi
• Crawford12 stories · 16 mi
• China Spring5 stories · 19 mi
• Whitney15 stories · 21 mi
• Gatesville20 stories · 23 mi

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