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Wharton County, Texas
Historical Markers in Hungerford, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 6 Texas historical markers in Hungerford, in Wharton County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Cowboys & Cattle and Texas Revolution. The markers on this list were placed between 1985 and 2003.
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- J. D. Hudgins Ranchplaced 1985
Joel Hudgins (1800-1873) of North Carolina came to the Republic of Texas in 1839 and settled in the Hungerford area.
- Josiah Dawson Hudginsplaced 2003
Josiah Dawson “J.D.” Hudgins, born in 1852, was one of four sons of Joel and Rachel Northington McKenzie Hudgins to survive to adulthood.
- Site of Post West Bernard Stationplaced 1985
In the summer of 1837 Post West Bernard Station was established as an ordnance depot of the army of The Republic of Texas.
- Hudgins Family Cemeteryplaced 2003
Beginning in 1851, family members of Joel and Rachel Hudgins used this site as a burial ground.
- New York, Texas & Mexican Railroad and The Community of Hungerfordplaced 1986
Attracted by the State of Texas' offer of free land to railroad developers, a charter for the New York, Texas & Mexican Railroad was secured in 1880.
- Site of Quinan Communityplaced 1985
The village of Quinan was established about 1872 on the Wharton-Richmond road. It was named for Judge George E. Quinan (1819-1893), who lived south…
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