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Lavaca County, Texas
Historical Markers in Hallettsville, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 57 Texas historical markers in Hallettsville, in Lavaca County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution, Civil War, Cowboys & Cattle, and Native History. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2017. 3 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Hallettsville stories
- Andrew Kentplaced 2005
Andrew Kent was born c. 1791 in Kentucky, to Isaac Kent; his mother's name is unknown. On April 30, 1816, he wed Elizabeth Zumwalt, a Missouri native…
- Joel Pontonplaced 1971
(July 3, 1802 - February 1, 1875) Born in Virginia. Came to Texas 1833. Settled first at Gonzales. Served in the 1836 Texas War for Independence.
- Arthur Henry Vollentineplaced 1994
Arthur Henry Vollentine was born in New Jersey or Virginia about 1807. He came to Texas about 1833 as a colonist of Empresario Martin de Leon and in…
- John Himes Livergoodplaced 2001
(September 10, 1815 - October 3, 1893) A native of Pennsylvania, John Himes Livergood came to Texas in 1837 and received 640 acres of land on Peach…
- 50th Anniversary of Battle of Galvestonplaced 1967
Jan. 1, 1863 --- Jan. 1, 1914 In commemorating the 50th anniversary of the capture of Galveston by the Southern Confederacy.
- American Legion Hudgeons Post 230placed 2015
Following World War I, local veterans of Hallettsville created the Hudgeons Post 230 in 1920.
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All 57 historical markers in Hallettsville
- 50th Anniversary of Battle of Galveston1967
- American Legion Hudgeons Post 2302015
- Andrew Kent2005
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery2004
- Arthur Henry Vollentine1994
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby1963
- Brown School2017
- Captain Leiper Willoughby1956
- City Cemetery2005
- Estate of John Hallett1967
- Ezzell School1994
- First Baptist Church of Hallettsville1991
- First Methodist Church of Hallettsville1994
- First National Bank of Hallettsville1973
- General John W. Whitfield1962
- Hackberry2010
- Hallettsville1968
- Hallettsville Memorial Park1970
- Hallettsville Public Library2015
- Hallettsville Public Schools1986
- Joel Ponton1971
- John Himes Livergood2001
- John Wilkins Whitfield1963
- Joseph Kent1962
- Joseph Lawrence1962
- Lavaca County Courthouse1972
- Marshall and Malinda Mitchell2015
- Moravia General Store1998
- Murchison Lodge No. 80, A.F. & A.M.1971
- Old Hanging Tree1967
- Old Kinkler Cemetery2012
- Paul Scarborough1962
- Petersburg1936
- Rabb Switch1997
- Radhost School2007
- Richardson Chapel United Methodist Church2013
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church1990
- Shiloh Cemetery2016
- Shiloh Community1994
- Site of Moravia School1989
- Site of the Alma Male and Female Institute2003
- Site of Velehrad School1999
- SPJST Moravia Cemetery2011
- SPJST Velehrad Cemetery2005
- St. James' Episcopal Church2006
- St. Mary's Parish1971
- St. Peter Lutheran Church1989
- Stacy School2012
- Stephen Tucker Foley1957
- Sublime Baptist Church2017
- The Lay-Bozka House1968
- Vsetin Cemetery1991
- Vysehrad School2007
- West-Wagner Homestead1997
- Wied School2007
- William E. Summers2012
- William Smothers1977
Historical markers near Hallettsville
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