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Caldwell County, Texas
Historical Markers in Lockhart, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 8 Texas historical markers in Lockhart, in Caldwell County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution, Native History, Outlaws & Lawmen, and Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2008. 3 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Lockhart stories
- Battle of Plum Creekplaced 1978
The harsh anti-Indian policies of President Mirabeau B. Lamar and Mexican efforts to weaken the Republic of Texas stirred Indian hostilities.
- Caldwell Countyplaced 1936
A part of De Witt's Colony, 1825-1836. A part of Gonzales County to 1848. First settlements were on Plum Creek and the San Marcos River.
- Isham Jones Goodplaced 1985
Born in Georgia, Isham Jones Good (1813-1866) came to Texas in 1835 with a group of volunteers to join the Texian forces in their war for…
- Caldwell County Jailplaced 1977
Organized in 1848, Caldwell County lost its original log jail in an 1858 fire, then kept prisoners in the Courthouse basement until 1873, when…
- Polonia Cemeteryplaced 1998
The three-acre tract of land that was the Polish settlement of Polonia was deeded to Bishop John Neraz of the Catholic Diocese of San Antonio in 1894…
- Susanna Dickinson Hannig - Messenger of the Alamoplaced 1978
At this site once stood the home of Susanna Dickinson Hannig (1814-1883), who came to Texas from Tennessee in 1831 with her husband Almeron…
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