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Galveston County, Texas
Historical Markers in League City, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 8 Texas historical markers in League City, in Galveston County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1973 and 2013. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
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- Magnolia Creek Cemeteryplaced 1992
Named after the watercourse that forms one of its boundaries, this cemetery traces its establishment to the settlement of Willis and Hepsibah Perkins…
- Fairview Cemeteryplaced 2013
Five-month-old Victor Nordhem was laid to rest in February 1900, on land bought by Alison J. Adams for an individual burial plot.
- First Baptist Church of League Cityplaced 1973
First Baptist church on Galveston County mainland; organized in Clear Creek Schoolhouse, Dec. 4, 1887. B. A. Smalley served as clerk.
- League Parkplaced 1981
Galveston land developer John Charles League (1849-1916) platted the townsite of League City soon after he purchased property here in 1890.
- Mainland Mission Churchesplaced 2006
In 1869, the Diocese of Galveston perceived the need for a church on the mainland to serve Roman Catholics.
- Site of Galveston County Poor Farmplaced 1997
The Galveston County Commissioners Court began planning in 1886 to purchase a farm to house and care for the county's indigent citizens.
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