Historical Markers in Hempstead, Texas

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• Union Army P.O.W. Cemeteryplaced 1986

  Several Confederate military facilities were positioned near Hempsted (2.5 mi. w), an important railroad junction, during the Civil War.

• Clear Creek Confederate War Campsplaced 1985

  Although no physical evidence has been found of the Confederate camp sites in this area, historical accounts have established that this part of…

• Francis Jarvis Cookeplaced 1936

  Francis Jarvis Cooke. A San Jacinto veteran born in North Carolina July 13, 1816, died November 11, 1903.

• Hempstead, C.S.A.placed 1963

  Major Civil War center in Texas with railroad, troop training, manufacturing, and supply activity.

• In This Vicinity, Plantation of Charles Donohoplaced 1936

  In this vicinity on the plantation of Charles Donoho the Texas Army under General Sam Houston encamped April 14-15, 1836 before beginning its march…

• Liendo Plantationplaced 1964

  1853 - named for Spanish grantee Justo Leindo, first to own this land. Mansion built by Leonard W. Groce, who surrounded it with model plantation…

All 13 historical markers in Hempstead

• Ahrenbeck-Urban Home1980
• Clear Creek Confederate War Camps1985
• First United Methodist Church of Hempstead2008
• Francis Jarvis Cooke1936
• Hempstead High School1972
• Hempstead, C.S.A.1963
• In This Vicinity, Plantation of Charles Donoho1936
• Liendo1936
• Liendo Plantation1964
• Madison "Matt" "Kilpatrick"1973
• Pine Island Baptist Church1965
• Union Army P.O.W. Cemetery1986
• Waller County1936

Historical markers near Hempstead

• Hempstead vicinity6 stories · 4 mi
• Waller6 stories · 10 mi
• Chappell Hill22 stories · 12 mi
• Bellville30 stories · 15 mi
• Washington11 stories · 15 mi
• Kenney6 stories · 16 mi

All Texas markers in Waller County →