Historical Markers in Nacogdoches, Texas

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• Governor Marquis de San Miguel de Aguayoplaced 2015

  In 1719, Jose de Azlor y Virto de Vera, the Marquis de San Miguel de Aguayo (d. 1734), replaced Martin de Alarcon as Governor of Texas.

• Dr. Joseph William Kennedy, Jrplaced 2012

  Dr. Joseph William Kennedy, Jr. was born in Nacogdoches on May 30, 1916 and graduated from Nacogdoches High School in 1932 as valedictorian.

• "Los Ojos de Padre Margil" ("The Eyes of Father Margil")placed 1978

  A Franciscan missionary who spent almost 50 years with the Indians of Central and North America, Father Antonio Margil de Jesus (1657-1726) was born…

• Durst - Taylor Houseplaced 1995

  The family of Andres de Acosta, who settled in Nacogdoches in 1779, owned this property as early as 1809.

• Old North Church Cemeteryplaced 1998

  According to legend, the first burial in this cemetery was that of a young girl whose family, traveling through the area when she died, buried her…

• Rock Springs Cemeteryplaced 2009

  This burial ground is on land deeded for cemetery use in 1853, though there may have been interments dating to the 1840s.

Nacogdoches on the Texas history calendar

• May 30: Dr. Joseph William Kennedy, Jr
• July 25: Governor Marquis de San Miguel de Aguayo

All 98 historical markers in Nacogdoches

• "Los Ojos de Padre Margil" ("The Eyes of Father Margil")1978
• 1796 Spanish Colonial Rancho of Bernardo D'Ortolan2011
• Alton W. Birdwell1999
• Ancient Mound1966
• Angelina2015
• Austin Building1993
• Battle of Nacogdoches1979
• Birdwell Field, Aikman Gym and the Women's Recreation Center2008
• Bridget Nancaro2020
• Captain Domingo Ramon2015
• Captain Hayden Arnold1936
• Charles Standfield Taylor1936
• Chas. Hoya Land Office1974
• Christ Episcopal Church1973
• City of Appleby2014
• Diedrich Anton Wilhelm Rulfs2008
• Dr. Joseph William Kennedy, Jr2012
• Dr. Robert Anderson Irion1929
• Durst - Taylor House1995
• E. J. Campbell School2014
• Elias E. Hamilton1936
• Fairview Church Cemetery2003
• First Baptist Church of Nacogdoches2010
• First United Methodist Church of Nacogdoches1977
• Franciscan Friars in East Texas2015
• General Thomas J. Rusk1894
• Governor Marquis de San Miguel de Aguayo2015
• Governor Martin de Alarcon in East Texas2015
• Haden Edwards1936
• Harmony Cemetery2007
• Helpenstell Cemetery2009
• Home of Adolphus Sterne1936
• Home of Peter Ellis Bean1936
• In Memory of Thomas F. McKinney1936
• Ingraham Building1998
• John S. Roberts1936
• Karle Wilson Baker2007
• Kelsey Harris Douglass1936
• King's Highway - Camino Real - Old San Antonio Road1918
• La Calle Real del Norte1936
• Lazarine Cemetery2010
• Lindsey House1994
• Milam Lodge #2, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Texas2008
• Nacogdoches County1936
• Nacogdoches Federal Building / Post Office1999
• Nacogdoches University1936
• Nicholas Adolphus Sterne1976
• Nine Flags of Nacogdoches2008
• Oak Grove Cemetery1999
• Old "Red" House1936
• Old Nacogdoches University1966
• Old Nacogdoches University Building1962
• Old North Church Cemetery1998
• Old Spanish Cemetery1936
• Old Stone Fort1962
• On This Site Stood for a Century an Old Stone House1936
• Original Location of Sacred Heart Catholic Church2009
• Paul Lewis Boynton2008
• Pioneering Higher Education in East Texas1999
• Robert Bruce Blake2022
• Rock Springs Cemetery2009
• Rusk Building1998
• Sam Houston's First Home in Texas2009
• Sam P. Smith Place1985
• Shay Locomotive No. 20051973
• Site of "Old Soledad"1936
• Site of Bivouac and Banquet for The New Orleans' Greys1977
• Site of First Home in Texas Owned by General Sam Houston1936
• Site of Old North Church1936
• Site of the Home of Antonio Gil y Barbo1936
• Site of the Home of Charles S. Taylor1936
• Site of the Home of James Dill1936
• Site of the Home of John S. Roberts1936
• Site of the Home of Juan Antonio Padilla1936
• Site of the Home of Thomas J. Rusk1936
• Site of the Home of William Clark, Jr.1936
• Site of the Mission Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe1936
• Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College During World War II1999
• Stephen Fuller Austin1993
• Stone Fort Museum2008
• Texas Stagecoaches, C.S.A.1964
• The Daily Sentinel2012
• The Mansola Road of Nacogdoches2021
• The Roland Jones House1973
• The Sparks House1976
• The University Tradition in Nacogdoches1999
• Thomas Jefferson Rusk1998
• Thomas Young Buford1936
• Tol Barret House1981
• Washington Square1999
• Washington Square1986
• Westminster Presbyterian Church2009
• William ("Bill") Goyens1936
• William Clark, Jr.1936
• Wisely Hall2016
• Women's Army Corps School1994
• Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery2000
• Zion Hill First Baptist Church1977

Historical markers near Nacogdoches

• Melrose5 stories · 11 mi
• Douglass11 stories · 14 mi
• Lufkin35 stories · 18 mi
• Wells6 stories · 19 mi
• Lufkin vicinity8 stories · 22 mi
• Mt. Enterprise8 stories · 23 mi

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