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Houston County, Texas
Historical Markers in Kennard, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 9 Texas historical markers in Kennard, in Houston County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War and Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1973 and 2023. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Kennard stories
- Old Shady Grove Cemeteryplaced 2015
Only three years after moving to Texas, John Hallmark (1775-1840), signer of the Houston County Petition of 1837, died.
- Randolph Communityplaced 1973
(1 mile north) In 1838, Cyrus Halbert Randolph (1817-1889) established the Randolph community on the San Felipe de Austin-Nacogdoches mail route.
- Daniel-Merriwether Houseplaced 2013
Isaac Adair "Ike" Daniel (1864-1924) was a prominent businessman and politician in the Kennard and Crockett area.
- First Baptist Church of Kennardplaced 2006
In October 1903, approximately fourteen men and women organized the First Baptist Church of Kennard.
- Former Rosenwald Schoolplaced 1973
(Now "The Little Red Schoolhouse") A symbol of Black America's pride in education, plus crusade of Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932), a Chicagoan who in…
- Kennardplaced 1996
The town of Kennard was founded in 1903 by the Louisiana and Texas Lumber Company and platted on 160 acres.
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