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Hunt County, Texas
Historical Markers in Commerce, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 19 Texas historical markers in Commerce, in Hunt County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Texas Music, and Outlaws & Lawmen. The markers on this list were placed between 1967 and 2011. 2 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Commerce stories
- Fourth-Sunday Singingplaced 1968
(Held on fourth Sunday of each month) A monthly music "convention" founded in 1885 or 1890 by this church, at old location (1/2 mile east.) Began…
- Josiah Hart Jackson, Texas Rangerplaced 1967
(1821-1892) Born in Kentucky. Came to Texas 1839. In 1850s opened Jackson's store, 1 mi. NE of here, starting "Cow Hill," a village with race track…
- Lebanon Cemeteryplaced 1991
This land has been used as a burial ground since the 1860s. Rebecca Hart Williams Little (1818-1891), a pioneer who came to this area in the 1830s…
- Stewart Cemeteryplaced 1999
John and Ellen Stewart and their children settled in this area about 1843. According to oral history, John Stewart is credited with building the…
- Birthplace of Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennaultplaced 1968
(1890-1958) Organizer-commander of the famous "Flying Tigers" of the China-Burma-India theater in World War II.
- Bruce B. Williams American Legion Post No. 1placed 1982
The first American Legion Post in Texas was established at Commerce in 1919, the same year the veterans organization was begun nationally.
All 19 historical markers in Commerce
- Birthplace of Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault1968
- Bruce B. Williams American Legion Post No. 11982
- Centennial of Methodism in Commerce1981
- Commerce Post Office1991
- East Texas State University1967
- First Baptist Church of Commerce1983
- First Christian Church of Commerce1985
- First Presbyterian Church of Commerce1988
- Fourth-Sunday Singing1968
- Incorporation of Commerce1985
- Jernigin's Store1982
- John T. Knight2011
- Josiah Hart Jackson, Texas Ranger1967
- Lebanon Cemetery1991
- Mt. Moriah Temple Baptist Church2010
- President's House1997
- Site of Commerce Churches1994
- Site of Early Commerce Schools1986
- Stewart Cemetery1999
Historical markers near Commerce
- Cumby8 stories · 12 mi
- Wolfe City5 stories · 12 mi
- Ladonia11 stories · 13 mi
- Greenville46 stories · 14 mi
- Cooper19 stories · 16 mi
- Celeste6 stories · 19 mi
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