Galveston County, Texas

Historical Markers in Dickinson, Texas

Duane tells the stories behind 6 Texas historical markers in Dickinson, in Galveston County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Tales of Tragedy and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1973 and 2020. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.

Tales of Tragedy Civil War

Dickinson, Galveston County, Texas

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Dickinson Station of the GH&H Railroadplaced 1987
Chartered by the State of Texas on February 7, 1853, the Galveston, Houston, and Henderson Railroad was the first railroad to reach the Texas Coast.
First United Methodist Church of Dickinsonplaced 1986
In 1876 a group of Methodists led by the Rev. P. E. Nicholson began meeting in private homes in the Dickinson area.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Churchplaced 2006
In the fall of 1899, a small group of Episcopalians living in Dickinson petitioned the Rt. Rev. George H. Kinsolving, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese…
Faith United Methodist Churchplaced 2002
Faith United Methodist Church This congregation grew from the merger of two historically African-American Methodist congregations in Dickinson and…
Max Faget House and Workshopplaced 2020
Architect Herbert Hudler Jr. designed this home in 1962 for NASA engineer Maxime Allan Faget (1921-2004) and his wife, Nancy, based on Faget's…
Townsite of Dickinsonplaced 1973
Oldest mainland settlement in Galveston County, named for John Dickinson, one of "Old 300" settlers in original colony (opened in 1821) of Stephen…

Dickinson on the Texas history calendar

February 7: Dickinson Station of the GH&H Railroad

All 6 historical markers in Dickinson

Historical markers near Dickinson

Seabrook5 stories · 9 mi
Texas City23 stories · 10 mi
La Porte5 stories · 16 mi
Galveston161 stories · 19 mi
Port Bolivar5 stories · 20 mi
Baytown18 stories · 22 mi

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