DUANE
Fort Bend County, Texas
Historical Markers in Rosenberg, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in Rosenberg, in Fort Bend County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution and Tales of Tragedy. The markers on this list were placed between 1965 and 2022. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Rosenberg stories
- Macario Garciaplaced 2003
Macario García was born on January 2, 1920, in Villa de Castaño, Mexico, to Luciano and Josefa García.
- First Baptist Church of Rosenberg
In 1896 three Baptist men organized this church. T. E. Muse served as the first pastor from 1898 to 1900.
- Foster Communityplaced 2004
The Foster community began in the fall of 1821 as a permanent campsite settled by Randolph Foster (1790-1887) on what was then one of the largest…
- Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamarplaced 1965
President of the Republic of Texas A native of Georgia, Mirabeau B. Lamar came to Texas in 1835 and immediately became involved in the movement for…
- Cole Theatreplaced 2022
On August 16, 1919, Czech immigrants Fred Felcman and Miles Podlipny opened the Liberty Theatre, showing silent and Czech films.
- Concord Cemeteryplaced 1999
At the end of the 19th century, a community of Mennonites settled on the 33 lots of the Barnabas Wickson league.
Rosenberg on the Texas history calendar
All 7 historical markers in Rosenberg
Historical markers near Rosenberg
- Richmond18 stories · 3 mi
- Sugar Land7 stories · 11 mi
- Wharton7 stories · 24 mi
- San Felipe8 stories · 25 mi
- Sealy6 stories · 27 mi
- West Columbia14 stories · 29 mi
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