Historical Markers in Gilmer, Texas

Start with these Gilmer stories

• Parson McClelland Schoolplaced 1968

  Built about 1869 by the Rev. Wm. Henry McClelland, a Baptist minister and teacher. He lived here and operated a private school, with day and boarding…

• Upshur County, C. S. A.placed 1963

  (Star and Wreath) Civil War supply and activity center. Men and boys served in the Confederate army on many battlefronts and in state troops…

• Alex Earp

  Alex Earp, (Aug. 10, 1832-March 5, 1920). A lumber-boom sheriff. Won respect under great handicaps. Born in Alabama.

• Sam Houston Spoke Hereplaced 1964

  On this Cherokee Trace site he had visited 25 years earlier, when he lived with the Indians, Sam Houston twice spoke as the leading Texas statesman…

• C. S. A. Hat Factoryplaced 1964

  Hats for the Confederate Army were made here by Robert Potts Bros. hatters during Civil War.

• Cherokee Trace

  Near this site the Cherokee Indians blazed an early Texas trail. They wanted a road from their settlements near Nacogdoches to their home reservation…

Gilmer on the Texas history calendar

• December 14: Parson McClelland School
• May 2: Upshur County, C. S. A.

All 15 historical markers in Gilmer

• Alex Earp
• C. S. A. Hat Factory1964
• Cherokee Trace
• Dickson Orphanage
• Indian Rock Village1936
• Jefferson-Quitman Road1970
• Leather Factories, C. S. A.1964
• Little Mound Baptist Church and Cemetery1978
• Parson McClelland School1968
• Rhonesboro1967
• Rosewood Cemetery1986
• Sam Houston Spoke Here1964
• Shady Grove Cemetery2002
• Tarver's Ferry1968
• Upshur County, C. S. A.1963

Historical markers near Gilmer

• Gladewater5 stories · 14 mi
• Pittsburg6 stories · 17 mi
• Longview28 stories · 21 mi
• Winona5 stories · 21 mi
• Kilgore10 stories · 25 mi
• Quitman8 stories · 27 mi

All Texas markers in Upshur County →