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Titus County, Texas
Historical Markers in Mt. Pleasant, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 8 Texas historical markers in Mt. Pleasant, in Titus County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Strange But True, Civil War, and Native History. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2009. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Mt. Pleasant stories
- Dellwood Parkplaced 1973
Before 1830, Caddo Indians had campgrounds here around mineral springs flowing red, white, and blue waters.
- Henry Clay Thrustonplaced 2009
Estimated to be between seven feet one inch and eight feet tall, Henry Clay Thruston became known nationally and internationally for his height.
- Titus County C. S. A.placed 1965
Created and organized in 1846. Named for pioneer resident Andrew Jackson Titus (1814-1855), who opened county's first road, to river port in…
- Cooper's Chapel Church and Cemeteryplaced 1993
The pioneer families of William Cooper and William Ellis moved from Tennessee and settled here sometime during the 1850s.
- First Presbyterian Church of Mt. Pleasantplaced 1981
This church was organized by the Rev. William Waldo Brimm (b. 1837), an early area evangelist, on Aug. 14, 1881.
- Stonewall Schoolplaced 1992
This school traces its origin to educational instruction held in Bridges Chapel's First Methodist Church structure from 1867 until the early 1880s.
All 8 historical markers in Mt. Pleasant
Historical markers near Mt. Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant8 stories · 1 mi
- Omaha5 stories · 13 mi
- Pittsburg27 stories · 15 mi
- Mt. Vernon14 stories · 15 mi
- Daingerfield15 stories · 18 mi
- Hughes Springs8 stories · 25 mi
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