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Jefferson County, Texas
Historical Markers in Nederland, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Nederland, in Jefferson County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. The markers on this list were placed between 1970 and 2009.
Start with these Nederland stories
- Beauxart Gardensplaced 2009
Named for its location between Beaumont and Port Arthur, Beauxart Gardens was developed during the Great Depression by the U.S. Government as a…
- City of Nederlandplaced 1970
Settled by Dutch immigrants in 1897; named for their native Netherlands, which in the 1890s suffered overcrowding, wornout soil, and scant hope for…
- First Baptist Church of Nederlandplaced 1982
This congregation grew out of a revival held by a Baptist minister in the local Dutch Reformed Church.
- Presbyterian Church of the Covenantplaced 2000
The First Presbyterian Church of Port Arthur ws organized with 18 charter members on February 18, 1900, by the Rev. F. E. Robbins of the First…
- Site of First Mercantile Buildingplaced 1991
As agent for the Port Arthur Land Company, Dutch immigrant G. W. Kilsdonk, Jr., worked to encourage people from his native Holland to settle in this…
All 5 historical markers in Nederland
Historical markers near Nederland
- Port Arthur37 stories · 8 mi
- Beaumont60 stories · 9 mi
- Orange76 stories · 18 mi
- Sabine Pass19 stories · 19 mi
- Silsbee7 stories · 27 mi
- Kountze14 stories · 33 mi
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