Historical Markers in Mt. Vernon, Texas

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• Capt. F. Marion Hastingsplaced 1970

  (Nov. 17, 1823 - April 25, 1905) Confederate veteran. Enlisting in 1861, Dade County, Mo., served under Generals Sterling Price, Joseph O. Shelby…

• Cypress Church and Cemeteryplaced 1979

  On August 28, 1851, the Associated Cypress Baptist Church was founded. The congregation constructed a meetinghouse on this property which belonged to…

• Fairview Church and Cemeteryplaced 1994

  Kentucky native and cattleman Julian N. Kimberlin (1848-1932) donated five acres of land here in 1880 to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, for…

• Franklin Countyplaced 1936

  Formed from Titus County, created March 8, 1875; organized April 30, 1875. Named in honor of Benjamin C. Franklin, 1805-1873, hero of San Jacinto…

• Ripley Massacreplaced 1986

  Ambrose Ripley and his wife Rachel (Wood) brought their family to Texas in 1837, settling near here in what was then Red River County.

• Rockhill Cemeteryplaced 1977

  This burial ground served the farming community of Rockhill, settled after the Civil War (1861-65).

All 14 historical markers in Mt. Vernon

• Capt. F. Marion Hastings1970
• Cypress Church and Cemetery1979
• Fairview Church and Cemetery1994
• First Baptist Church of Mount Vernon1984
• Franklin County1936
• Franklin County Courthouse1986
• J. A. Drummond Farm Home1963
• Joshua Foster Johnson1973
• Killingsworth Home1965
• Pleasant Hill Methodist Church and Cemetery1993
• Ripley Massacre1986
• Rockhill Cemetery1977
• Rutherford Drugstore1974
• The Wright-Vaughan House1974

Historical markers near Mt. Vernon

• Mount Pleasant8 stories · 15 mi
• Mt. Pleasant8 stories · 15 mi
• Winnsboro18 stories · 16 mi
• Pittsburg27 stories · 20 mi
• Sulphur Springs27 stories · 21 mi
• Quitman19 stories · 27 mi

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