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Fayette County, Texas
Historical Markers in Fayetteville, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Fayetteville, in Fayette 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 1936 and 2012.
Start with these Fayetteville stories
- Breeding Family Cemetery / First School in Fayette Countyplaced 1972
David and Sarah Davis Breeding came to Texas from Kentucky and settled here in 1833 with sons John, Richard L., Napoleon B., Fidelio S., and Benjamin…
- John Rice Jonesplaced 1936
Born in Kaskaskia, Illinois January 8, 1792. Came to Texas in 1831. Served in the army in 1835 until he was chosen postmaster general of the…
- Fayetteville Brethren Church Cemeteryplaced 1999
Originally known as the Czech-Moravian Brethren Evangelical Cemetery at Ross Prairie, this site serves Texas' second oldest congregation of the Unity…
- Site of Svrcek Garageplaced 2012
SITE OF SVRCEK GARAGE FRANK SVRCEK OWNED A COMMERCIAL BUILDING HERE IN THE 1890s. THE RECTANGULAR FRAME BUILDING WITH STEPPED PARAPET HAD TWO PAIRS…
- St. John The Baptist Catholic churchplaced 1994
Many Czech and German immigrants settled in this area in the mid-1800s. After many years without the services of a Czech-speaking priest, the Czech…
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