Historical Markers in Ennis, Texas

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• Jack Lummusplaced 1999

  (October 22, 1915 - March 8, 1945) Born on an Ellis County farm, Jack Lummus attended school at Alma and Ennis, and Baylor University on an athletics…

• Sand Lakeplaced 2023

  For Daniel Buckley's sacrifice in the 1836 Battle of Goliad, the Republic of Texas granted his heirs some 2,200 acres on the west bank of the Trinity…

• Burnam Square and Cemeteryplaced 1978

  William R. and Edeline House bought the land on which Burnam Square and Cemetery were located in 1856 for the price of a slave named John.

• Jay Justin Clarkeplaced 2014

  On June 15, 1902, at a baseball field in Ennis, Texas, Jay Justin Clarke set two single game professional Minor League Baseball records.

• Myrtle Cemeteryplaced 1980

  W.H. Parsons deeded the original ten acres at this site in 1875 for use as a cemetery. The burial ground was named "Myrtle" for a child whose single…

• Phillip R. Pierceplaced 1962

  Born September 18, 1813 in North Carolina. Soldier in the Texas War of Independence. Member Madisonville Cavalry, Texas Volunteers.

Ennis on the Texas history calendar

• March 8: Jack Lummus

All 21 historical markers in Ennis

• Burnam Square and Cemetery1978
• Ennis City Hall1985
• Ennis National Bank1983
• Frederick Harrison Rankin1936
• Jack Lummus1999
• Jay Justin Clarke2014
• Katie Daffan1986
• Matthews-Atwood House1980
• Moore House2002
• Myrtle Cemetery1980
• Old Lake Dam1988
• Phillip R. Pierce1962
• Railroads in Ennis2000
• Sand Lake2023
• Telico Cemetery1983
• The H.P. Barkley Home1981
• The Southern Pacific Railroad in Ennis
• The Telico Church1988
• Thomas C. Neel1999
• Town of Ennis1972
• Wayman Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church2006

Historical markers near Ennis

• Palmer5 stories · 8 mi
• Rice5 stories · 10 mi
• Waxahachie42 stories · 13 mi
• Chatfield5 stories · 14 mi
• Italy5 stories · 18 mi
• Blooming Grove6 stories · 19 mi

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