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Lee County, Texas
Historical Markers in Lexington, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in Lexington, in Lee County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution, Native History, and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1962 and 2017. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Lexington stories
- Early Chapel Cemeteryplaced 1967
Site bought by Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1850, although some burials had occurred here previously.
- Indian Camp Branch
Located along an old buffalo trail, this creek was once fed by a spring and was a favorite camping place for Indian hunting parties.
- Town of Lexingtonplaced 1969
Settled in 1837 in area then part of Burleson County; named for Massachusetts town where the American Revolution began.
- James Shawplaced 1962
(Star and Wreath) Born August 6, 1808; served in the Texas War for Independence; soldier at San Jacinto.
- Lawhon Springs Cemeteryplaced 2017
Prior to 1848, the land around the Yegua Spring, later known as Sam Smith Springs and now Lawhon Springs, was inhabited by Native American tribes.
- Pioneer Publisher and Printer David Ervin Lawhonplaced 1967
(Buried 1/2 mile NW of here) Born in Tennessee on June 15, 1811. While very young learned the printing trade and worked at it in some of the…
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