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Colorado County, Texas
Historical Markers in Oakland, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Oakland, in Colorado County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Ghost Towns, and Texas Revolution. The markers on this list were placed between 1963 and 2009. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Oakland stories
- Clear Creek Cemeteryplaced 2009
Clear Creek Community formed in the 1850s near the route of the “Old Gonzales Road,” which ran from San Felipe though Columbus, Oakland and Gonzales…
- Oaklandplaced 1988
Originally known as Prairie Point, a town was platted at this site in 1856 by A. C. Hereford.
- Route of the Texas Armyplaced 1969
In Texas Revolution, Gen. Sam Houston and his Texas Army crossed Rocky Creek near this spot, March 15, 1836, retreating eastward from town of…
- Oakland Normal Schoolplaced 1990
Founded in 1882, the Oakland Normal School provided professional training for black schoolteachers for three decades.
- Strunk-Woolsey Houseplaced 1963
N/A - on Application Built about 1875. Early Texas open-hall or breezeway type of construction.
All 5 historical markers in Oakland
Historical markers near Oakland
- Schulenburg20 stories · 7 mi
- Weimar11 stories · 8 mi
- Hallettsville57 stories · 11 mi
- Flatonia12 stories · 16 mi
- Moulton24 stories · 17 mi
- Columbus83 stories · 20 mi
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