Historical Markers in Lovelady, Texas

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• Antioch Cemeteryplaced 1985

  Originally called Neville's Prairie Cemetery, this graveyard was renamed Antioch Cemetery in 1890 when the Village of Neville's Prairie became known…

• Archie Adamsplaced 1985

  A native of South Carolina and a Confederate Veteran, Archie Adams came to Houston County in 1873.

• C. R. Rich Buildingplaced 1985

  Charles Rufus Rich (1857-1945) completed this building in 1906 as a combination ground floor general mercantile and second floor residence.

• Center Hill Cemeteryplaced 2003

  The Ellis family came from Mississippi to Texas in 1839. Charles McHenry Ellis and Elizabeth (Lovelady) Ellis had 15 children.

• Eastham Prison Farmplaced 1996

  The Eastham family purchased a 12, 790 acre plantation in 1891. Property was leased soon afterward to the Texas State Prison System for farming on a…

• First Baptist Church of Loveladyplaced 1985

  The earliest recorded Baptist activity in Lovelady was a union Sunday school that was organized by 1876.

All 12 historical markers in Lovelady

• Antioch Cemetery1985
• Archie Adams1985
• C. R. Rich Building1985
• Center Hill Cemetery2003
• Eastham Prison Farm1996
• First Baptist Church of Lovelady1985
• First United Methodist Church of Lovelady1982
• Houston-Leon County Coal Company1996
• Lovelady Evergreen Cemetery1985
• Site of Center Grove School1998
• The Rev. Thomas Nelms Mainer1979
• Town of Lovelady1972

Historical markers near Lovelady

• Trinity17 stories · 13 mi
• Crockett78 stories · 14 mi
• Midway11 stories · 17 mi
• Groveton10 stories · 20 mi
• Kennard9 stories · 22 mi
• Grapeland25 stories · 27 mi

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