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Atascosa County, Texas
Historical Markers in Poteet, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 9 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.
- First Baptist Church of Poteetplaced 2013
Prior to 1856, settlers around Gallinas gathered on Sundays in each others" homes to worship the Lord.
All 9 historical markers in Poteet
Historical markers near Poteet
- Leming6 stories · 9 mi
- Jourdanton14 stories · 11 mi
- Pleasanton19 stories · 11 mi
- Lytle6 stories · 14 mi
- Devine7 stories · 19 mi
- Castroville25 stories · 25 mi
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