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Waller County, Texas
Historical Markers in Hempstead, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Hempstead, in Waller County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Texas Revolution, and Tales of Tragedy. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 1986. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Hempstead stories
- 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.
- 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.
- 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…
- Madison "Matt" "Kilpatrick"placed 1973
(1892 - Dec. 1, 1910) Came to Waller County as a runaway slave from Alabama before Civil War.
All 5 historical markers in Hempstead
Historical markers near Hempstead
- Washington5 stories · 15 mi
- Bellville9 stories · 15 mi
- Navasota5 stories · 17 mi
- Brenham32 stories · 20 mi
- Independence11 stories · 21 mi
- San Felipe8 stories · 22 mi
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