Williamson County, Texas
Historical Markers in Coupland, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Coupland, in Williamson County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution, Outlaws & Lawmen, and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1975 and 2000. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
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- James O. Riceplaced 1977
(1815 - about 1875) South Carolina-born James O. Rice migrated to Texas by 1835 and served in the Texas Army during the War for Independence.
- United States Senator Morgan C. Hamiltonplaced 1975
(1809-93) An outstanding patriot who acted as Secretary of War and Marine in Republic of Texas and later served the state in many roles, Morgan…
- Mager Cemeteryplaced 2000
Reinhold Mager (1863-1930), a native of Brandenburg, Germany, came to Texas and married Franziska Krueger (1868-1951), a native of the Dessau…
- St. Peters United Church of Christplaced 1989
This congregation was organized in 1894 by German and Swiss immigrants. Originally known as St. Petri Deutsche Evangelische Gemeinde (St. Peters…
- Type Cemeteryplaced 1998
The earliest Anglo settlers of this area came to the vicinity in the 1840s. They called their community Post Oak Island for an isolated oak grove…
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