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Navarro County, Texas
Historical Markers in Eureka, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Eureka, in Navarro County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Oil Boom. The markers on this list were placed between 1967 and 2012.
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- Hopewell Cemeteryplaced 1977
Burials at this site on the 1846 Wilson Reed survey date from the 1860s. Hopewell Baptist Church, founded in 1866, erected a church building on…
- Dunn-Johnston Cemeteryplaced 2012
James and Isabella (Caufield) Dunn and their children came to Texas in 1832. Their son, James Dunn, Jr. And his wife, Missouri Ann (McGray) Dunn…
- Eureka Cemeteryplaced 1994
Settlement in this area began in the 1840s. J. F. and J. M. Floyd, members of the local Richland Associate Reform Presbyterian Church organized in…
- Eureka Methodist Churchplaced 1988
Prior to the Civil War, circuit riding ministers began serving Methodist settlers in this area.
- Home of Whitney Montgomery, Poetplaced 1967
(1877-1966) Born in Navarro County in white-columned house across pasture south of this site. Began to write poetry when he was 15 years old.
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