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Anderson County, Texas
Historical Markers in Frankston, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in Frankston, in Anderson County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Ghost Towns, Civil War, Cowboys & Cattle, and Native History. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 1999. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Frankston stories
- Bethel Church and Cemeteryplaced 1994
The Rev. James Madison McCarty (1802-1869) is the first Primitive Baptist minister known to have served in this area.
- Freeman Farmplaced 1996
William Franklin Freeman (1827 - 1892) and Elizabeth Ann Davis (1829 - 1856) were married in Alabama in 1846.
- Site of the Kickapoo Battlefieldplaced 1936
Here General Thomas J. Rusk with 200 Texans on October 16, 1838, attacked a band of hostile Indians and allied Mexicans, molestors of frontier…
- Anderson Campgroundplaced 1981
Located on a spring near Brushy Creek community, this area was first settled in the 1850s. In 1873 it was set aside for use as a religious campground…
- Frankston City Parkplaced 1995
In 1900 the Texas & New Orleans Railroad built a line through this area and plotted a townsite here on land owned by Frankie Miller.
- Frankston Railroad Depotplaced 1977
In 1900 the Texas & New Orleans Railroad, now part of the Southern Pacific line, platted the town of Frankston.
All 7 historical markers in Frankston
Historical markers near Frankston
- Jacksonville38 stories · 14 mi
- Palestine86 stories · 18 mi
- Brownsboro7 stories · 20 mi
- Tennessee Colony6 stories · 23 mi
- Athens51 stories · 23 mi
- Edom13 stories · 25 mi
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