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Lavaca County, Texas
Historical Markers in Moulton, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in Moulton, in Lavaca County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Music, Texas Revolution, Ghost Towns, and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1956 and 2017. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Moulton stories
- Sam and Will Moore Instituteplaced 1973
Name honors brothers who gave site and half costs of building; the community matched their donation. Architect: H. Struve.
- Old Moulton Cemeteryplaced 1991
Although local oral tradition holds that there may be older interments, the earliest documented grave in this cemetery is that of Louisa Lattimer…
- Adolph Hofnerplaced 2017
Adolph Hofner was born in Moulton in 1916 and became an early pioneer of the musical genre called western swing, popular in the late 1940s and 1950s.
- Cotton Grove Dance Floor and Storeplaced 2014
Following World War II, hundreds of soldiers came home from the battlefield to the rural areas of Lavaca County.
- Isaac D. Hamiltonplaced 1956
Came to Texas from Alabama in January 1836. A member of Captain Jack Shackelford's Red Rover Company under Colonel Fannin's Command, March 18-19…
- Old Moultonplaced 1970
At this point was center of original town of Moulton (named, according to tradition, by a man from Moulton, Alabama).
Moulton on the Texas history calendar
All 7 historical markers in Moulton
Historical markers near Moulton
- Shiner10 stories · 9 mi
- Hallettsville15 stories · 15 mi
- Schulenburg7 stories · 16 mi
- Gonzales28 stories · 19 mi
- La Grange15 stories · 29 mi
- Cuero28 stories · 34 mi
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