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Navarro County, Texas
Historical Markers in Dawson, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 8 Texas historical markers in Dawson, in Navarro County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History, Texas Revolution, Civil War, and Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1966 and 2019.
Start with these Dawson stories
- Battle Creek Burial Groundplaced 1966
A surveying party of 25 Texans ran into about 300 Kickapoo Indians on a buffalo hunt; failing to heed warning to leave, the Texans were ambushed on…
- Braniff International Flight 352placed 2019
The tragic crash of Braniff International Flight 352 traveling from Houston's Hobby Airport to Dallas' Love Field in 1968 left a lasting influence on…
- Former Site of Liberty Hill Settlementplaced 1976
A mile west of the 1838 Battle Creek Massacre site, this cemetery marks the location of Liberty Hill, an Anglo-American community begun during the…
- Spring Hillplaced 1974
Oldest community in Navarro County. The springs at this site supplied water to Indians for centuries before white settlers arrived.
- Britton Dawson Homeplaced 1977
Granted a bounty of Navarro County land for his participation in the Battle of San Jacinto, April 21, 1836, cattleman Britton Dawson (1817-1905)…
- Near Site of Trading Post of Dr. George Washington Hillplaced 1970
(1814-1860) Dedicated frontier physician and public servant to the Republic and State of Texas.
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