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Cherokee County, Texas
Historical Markers in New Summerfield, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 11 Texas historical markers in New Summerfield, in Cherokee County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Ghost Towns, Civil War, Texas Revolution, and Cowboys & Cattle. The markers on this list were placed between 1965 and 1991.
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- Myrtle Springs Cemeteryplaced 1986
Begun during the 1860s, this cemetery served as a burial ground for citizens of the town of Lone Star as well as other scattered settlements in the…
- Robert Graves Stadlerplaced 1985
Born in Granville County, North Carolina, Robert Graves Stadler was a veteran of the War of 1812 and the Texas War of Independence.
- Site of Griffinplaced 1965
Founded by settlers who came from Griffin, Georgia. In the early 1850s became a flourishing town.
- Knoxvilleplaced 1979
In 1854 Thomas Norman (1812-1859), a native of Tennessee, sold 2/3 interest in a 30-acre tract to William A. Pope and Archibald Carmichael.
- Lone Starplaced 1985
The ante bellum community of Lone Star, a center of trade, education and culture in the 1880s, experienced its greatest growth after the Civil War.
- Dr. William Reuben Tennisonplaced 1988
(March 18, 1855 -- November 12, 1936) Born in a log cabin in rural east Cherokee County, William Reuben Tennison earned a degree from St. Louis…
All 11 historical markers in New Summerfield
Historical markers near New Summerfield
- Troup7 stories · 8 mi
- Jacksonville38 stories · 12 mi
- Rusk36 stories · 15 mi
- Henderson49 stories · 20 mi
- Mt. Enterprise8 stories · 22 mi
- Alto29 stories · 25 mi
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