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Tarrant County, Texas
Historical Markers in Mansfield, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 8 Texas historical markers in Mansfield, in Tarrant County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War and Tales of Tragedy. The markers on this list were placed between 1977 and 2003. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Mansfield stories
- Cumberland Presbyterian Cemeteryplaced 1982
This site was first used as a burial ground shortly after the Civil War. The earliest legible gravestone is that of Julia Alice (Boisseau) Man…
- Mansfield Millplaced 1985
Julian Feild (1825-1897) and Ralph Mann (1825-1906) became acquainted in Harrison County, Texas, about 1850.
- Ralph Man Homesteadplaced 1977
A native of South Carolina who came to Texas in the 1850s, Ralph Sandiford Mann (1825-1907) was one of the founders of Mansfield.
- Earle C. Driskellplaced 1986
Born in Indiana in 1883, Earle Claud Driskelll came to Texas with his parents in 1888. Educated as a lawyer, he started his journalism career in 1907…
- Estes Cemeteryplaced 2003
Estes Cemetery began as the burial ground for the family of Sarah and James Estes. By the middle of the 1850s, the Estes family had moved to Tarrant…
- John C. Collier Homeplaced 1985
This structure was built in 1877 as a residence for the founder of Mansfield Male and Female College, John C. Collier (1834-1928).
All 8 historical markers in Mansfield
Historical markers near Mansfield
- Midlothian10 stories · 10 mi
- Arlington43 stories · 12 mi
- Alvarado14 stories · 12 mi
- Grand Prairie14 stories · 14 mi
- Duncanville8 stories · 14 mi
- Ovilla5 stories · 15 mi
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