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Denton County, Texas
Historical Markers in Roanoke, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 6 Texas historical markers in Roanoke, in Denton County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Ghost Towns, Cowboys & Cattle, and Outlaws & Lawmen. The markers on this list were placed between 1977 and 2010. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Roanoke stories
- Elizabeth Cemeteryplaced 1978
Elizabeth town, settled between 1860 and 1862, became a trade center with businesses, churches, a school and a Masonic lodge.
- Roanokeplaced 2008
In 1881, the Texas & Pacific Railroad came through here and established this community, named by a railroad surveyor from Roanoke, Virginia.
- Roanoke I.O.O.F. Cemeteryplaced 1984
Although few records exist of the Roanoke I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Oddfellows) Lodge No. 421, it is known that lodge members purchased land at…
- Medlin Cemeteryplaced 1977
In 1847 Charles Medlin (1807-1864) and his wife Matilda (Allen) migrated from Missouri with their household and 20 other families to take up land…
- Roanoke Lodge No. 668, A.F. & A.M.placed 1990
Chartered in 1888, Roanoke Lodge No. 668 replaced the W. C. Young Masonic Lodge, which had been meeting in nearby Elizabethtown.
- Roanoke Water Towerplaced 2010
Built during the Great Depression, the Roanoke Water Tower was the town's primary water source.
All 6 historical markers in Roanoke
Historical markers near Roanoke
- Keller6 stories · 4 mi
- Southlake7 stories · 6 mi
- Argyle5 stories · 9 mi
- Colleyville6 stories · 9 mi
- North Richland Hills5 stories · 9 mi
- Grapevine15 stories · 10 mi
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