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San Patricio County, Texas
Historical Markers in Odem, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 8 Texas historical markers in Odem, in San Patricio County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Ghost Towns, Civil War, Outlaws & Lawmen, and Cowboys & Cattle. The markers on this list were placed between 1981 and 2023. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Odem stories
- White Point/Rositaplaced 1994
Native American tribes occupied land in this vicinity before Spanish explorers claimed the region in the 18th Century.
- Angelita (Littlest Angel)placed 1988
Angelita was one of several rural communities which grew up in San Patricio County after the Civil War.
- Bethel Baptist Church of Christ and Cemeteryplaced 1981
Organized on May 6, 1873, the Bethel Baptist Church of Christ was the first Baptist congregation in San Patricio County.
- Meansville and Kaletaplaced 1999
Col. William Marshall Means, a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto, came to San Patricio County with his family in the 1850s and settled southeast…
- Sharpsburg and Borden's Ferryplaced 1991
Named for an early area sheep rancher, the town of Sharpsburg grew into a regional trade center in the 1870's when Sidney Gail Borden (d.
- First United Methodist Church of Odemplaced 1999
The Rev. F. H. Barnhouse held the first recorded church services in the city of Odem in the home of J. W. Wright in 1909.
All 8 historical markers in Odem
Historical markers near Odem
- San Patricio11 stories · 11 mi
- Robstown8 stories · 11 mi
- Taft5 stories · 12 mi
- Banquete9 stories · 13 mi
- Corpus Christi108 stories · 16 mi
- Aransas Pass5 stories · 28 mi
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