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Johnson County, Texas
Historical Markers in Rio Vista, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in Rio Vista, in Johnson County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Texas Revolution, Cowboys & Cattle, and Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1965 and 2008. 2 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
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- Early Cattle Tradeplaced 1965
Famed for its beef since era of the Republic, Texas fed a great part of the Confederacy-- both civilians and army-- in the Civil War years…
- Haley-Smith Cemeteryplaced 2008
Thomas Haley came to Johnson County by 1852. After purchasing land from Henry Briden, he built a race track along the Nolands River and began…
- Grange Hall Cemeteryplaced 2008
Nolands River was an early Johnson County community, established in the late 1850s. A local club of the Grange, a farmers' fraternal organization…
- Lowell Smith Homeplaced 1965
Of pine and poplar lumber and other materials from an 1850 house acquired by John Wesley Smith, Civil War veteran and banker who came to Johnson…
- Menefee Reunionplaced 1966
Yearly gathering of heirs of colonists entering America 1623. Wm. L. Menefee, ancestor of this branch of the family, migrated to Texas 1830; signed…
- Rio Vistaplaced 1985
Located in an area of Johnson County's earliest settlement, Rio Vista was founded on the railroad in 1885.
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