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Falls County, Texas
Historical Markers in Eddy, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 6 Texas historical markers in Eddy, in Falls County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution. The markers on this list were placed between 1988 and 1998. 2 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Eddy stories
- Blevins Cemeteryplaced 1992
Born in the Republic of Texas in 1838, Amanda Ruble Taylor moved to this are in 1855. This cemetery began with her burial on family land in 1875.
- Blevins Community and Schoolplaced 1992
The community of Blevins began about 1860, when Texas Revolution veteran Thomas H. Barron and his family settled near Deer Creek.
- Eddy Methodist Churchplaced 1993
In 1868 a congregation of Methodist living in the Bell and Mclennan county region between Elm and Bull hide Creeks erected a simple sanctary at the…
- First Baptist Church of Eddyplaced 1988
Organized as Sage Chapel in 1875,this congregation moved its one-room frame sanctuary two miles east to the new town of Eddy in 1882.
- Flowers Houseplaced 1998
This was the home of local cotton gin operator Felix A. Flowers (1870-1950) and his wife Lucinda Mixson flowers (1875-1949), a local social and civic…
- Roy Bedichek
(June 27, 1878 - May 21, 1959) Born in Illinois to J. M. and Lucretia (Craven) Bedichek, Roy came to Falls County at the age of six.
All 6 historical markers in Eddy
Historical markers near Eddy
- Lorena5 stories · 8 mi
- Moody11 stories · 10 mi
- Westphalia5 stories · 12 mi
- Lott9 stories · 13 mi
- Temple76 stories · 13 mi
- Temple vicinity6 stories · 14 mi
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