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Gonzales County, Texas
Historical Markers in Nixon, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 8 Texas historical markers in Nixon, in Gonzales County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Ghost Towns, Outlaws & Lawmen, and Cowboys & Cattle. The markers on this list were placed between 1972 and 2010.
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- Albuquerqueplaced 1975
Near 1857 Ranch of Samuel and Martha (Hastings) McCracken. Post office, opened 1869, was named by veterans of Sibley's Civil War campaign in New…
- Sandies Chapel Cemeteryplaced 1986
This cemetery first served as a burial ground for the family of Joseph and Catherine McCoy, pioneer settlers in the Green DeWitt Colony.
- Ranchoplaced 2010
Rancho grew up around the country store of Paul Murray, on land he purchased in 1849. His store was located at the intersection of roads that led to…
- Sandies-Dewville Communityplaced 1986
Sandies was settled in the 1830s by members of Green DeWitt's Colony. A church (1842), Masonic Lodge (1858), and school were established.
- Site of Old Town of Union Valleyplaced 1972
(Settled in 1860s) Original schoolhouse of logs on site given by Harriet Smith Beaty in 1872 to trustees John Coleman, King Holstein, and Samuel…
- Dewville United Methodist Churchplaced 1986
Settlers in the community of Sandies began to hold Methodist worship services in 1842. Sandies Chapel was chartered by the Methodist Episcopal…
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