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Atascosa County, Texas
Historical Markers in Poteet, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 6 Texas historical markers in Poteet, in Atascosa County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History, Texas Revolution, Cowboys & Cattle, and Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1986 and 2023.
Start with these Poteet stories
- Amphion and Amphion Cemeteryplaced 1992
Amphion traces its beginning to the establishment of Atascosa County's first courthouse which is believed to have been constructed near this site at…
- Rancho del Atascosoplaced 2017
Rancho del Atascoso was the second working ranch established to serve five missions constructed near present-day San Antonio, namely Misión San José…
- Site of Jose Antonio Navarro Ranch Headquartersplaced 1986
This land had once been allocated in the 1700s as a ranch for Mission San Jose in San Antonio (20 mi. N), but in the 1820s was left unsettled.
- Edward Brownplaced 2023
(1808-1886) A veteran of both the Texas Revolution and the U.S.-Mexico War, Edward Brown was an early Atascosa County colonist and landowner.
- Anchorage Cemeteryplaced 2005
The family of William and Mary Allen Stiggins emigrated here from Prince Edward island, Canada, in 1882.
- Poteetplaced 1989
The town of Poteet traces its history to the 1880s, when Francis Marion Poteet (1833-1907) established a mercantile store northeast of this area.
All 6 historical markers in Poteet
Historical markers near Poteet
- Pleasanton11 stories · 13 mi
- Castroville10 stories · 25 mi
- San Antonio177 stories · 27 mi
- Floresville11 stories · 30 mi
- Hondo6 stories · 39 mi
- Helotes5 stories · 39 mi
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