DUANE
San Jacinto County, Texas
Historical Markers in Coldspring, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Coldspring, in San Jacinto County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Strange But True, Native History, and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2000. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Coldspring stories
- San Jacinto County Jailplaced 1971
Noted for rare but never used hangman's trap. Second jail for San Jacinto County which was organized 1871, this structure was built in 1887 by…
- Site of Council Hillplaced 1936
Site of Council Hill, home of Vernon B. Lea, brother of Mrs. Sam Houston. Here General Houston frequently met with delegations of Alabama Indians.
- The Big Thicket, C. S. A.placed 1965
In early Texas, a paradise for settlers liking solitude. During the Civil War, became notorious as hunt of army deserters or men avoiding conscript…
- Governor George Tyler Woodplaced 1976
(1795-1858) Born in Georgia and married there in 1837 to Martha Evans Gindrat (1809-63), a widow with 3 children, George T. Wood came to Texas with…
- San Jacinto County Courthouseplaced 2000
A fire in 1915 destroyed the San Jacinto County courthouse. Landowners donated land at this site and relocated the center of county government to…
All 5 historical markers in Coldspring
Historical markers near Coldspring
- Livingston16 stories · 16 mi
- Huntsville39 stories · 27 mi
- Conroe8 stories · 29 mi
- Trinity6 stories · 29 mi
- Montgomery10 stories · 36 mi
- Liberty20 stories · 40 mi
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