Mills County, Texas
Historical Markers in Goldthwaite, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 19 Texas historical markers in Goldthwaite, in Mills County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Tales of Tragedy, Outlaws & Lawmen, Native History, and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2013. 2 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Goldthwaite stories
- Jackson Massacreplaced 1998
Settlers Moses and Lydia Jackson set out one morning in October of 1858 with four of their seven children to spend the day with friends.
- San Saba Peakplaced 1986
Rising to an altitude of 1,712 feet, San Saba Peak is an oblong promontory with rimrock edges on the north and west sides.
- Confederate Veterans Memorial of Mills Countyplaced 1964
C.S.A. 1861-1865 James Thomas Guthrie Pvt 13th TX CAV Co. E David Morris Frontier Protection Wm.
- Goldthwaite Memorial Cemeteryplaced 2003
Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery In 1888, three local men bought land for use as a cemetery; the first burial was that of Houston Roberts.
- Regency Suspension Bridgeplaced 1997
(near extinct town of Regency, 4.4 mi. S) This area's first Colorado River bridge was built in 1903 between Mills and San Saba counties to serve area…
- The Old Town Well, Goldthwaiteplaced 1963
Mr. Peyton died from poison fumes in digging this well; Ben Cox was also overcome; Deed H. Mayer rescued Mr. Cox and brought up Mr. Peyton's body…
All 19 historical markers in Goldthwaite
- Buffalo-Ebony Cemetery1992
- Confederate Veterans Memorial of Mills County1964
- Dam and Well1976
- First Methodist Church of Goldthwaite1992
- Goldthwaite Eagle1977
- Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery2003
- Jackson Massacre1998
- Mills County1936
- Mills County Courthouse2002
- Mills County Jail1965
- Mills County State Bank2011
- Mohler Cemetery2013
- Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery1999
- North Brown Cemetery1976
- Ratler, Texas and the Renfro Dam1997
- Regency Suspension Bridge1997
- San Saba Peak1986
- The Old Town Well, Goldthwaite1963
- The Regency Suspension Bridge1976
Historical markers near Goldthwaite
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