DUANE
Bowie County, Texas
Historical Markers in New Boston, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in New Boston, in Bowie County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution, Native History, Outlaws & Lawmen, and Oil Boom. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2017.
Start with these New Boston stories
- Bowie Countyplaced 1936
Original text (1936): In 1836 a part of Red River County. Created December 17, 1840; organized February 1, 1841.
- Dan LaFayette McDuffieplaced 1967
(February 16, 1883 - July 7, 1931) Last Ranger killed on duty in East Texas oil boom of 1930's.
- Harvey C. Sanders, C. S. A.placed 1965
(1837 - 1925) Native of Kentucky. In Civil War, fought at Shiloh, Chickamauga and other battles.
- Site of the Texas Home of Richard Ellisplaced 1936
A Virginian by birth and education - Jurist and statesman of Alabama, 1813-1825 - Came to Texas, 1825 - President of the Constitutional Convention…
- Arkadelphia Rosenwald Schoolplaced 2017
Located ten miles south of New Boston and five miles northeast of Maud, the community of Arkadelphia formed in the mid- to late 1800s to serve the…
- Early Protestant Preachingplaced 1970
The Rev. William Stevenson (Oct. 4, 1768 - March 5, 1857), a Missourian, friend of Stephen F. Austin, preached in 1815 at Pecan Point on the Red…
All 7 historical markers in New Boston
Historical markers near New Boston
- Texarkana8 stories · 28 mi
- Clarksville10 stories · 34 mi
- Pittsburg6 stories · 40 mi
- Mt. Vernon7 stories · 45 mi
- Jefferson27 stories · 48 mi
- Gilmer15 stories · 55 mi
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