Fort Bend County, Texas
Historical Markers in Rosenberg, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 17 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. 3 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
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…
- Charles Harvey Waddellplaced 1990
(January 18, 1888 - January 28, 1950) A native of Arkansas, Charles Harvey Waddell came to Texas with his family at an early age.
- Cole Theatreplaced 2022
On August 16, 1919, Czech immigrants Fred Felcman and Miles Podlipny opened the Liberty Theatre, showing silent and Czech films.
Rosenberg on the Texas history calendar
All 17 historical markers in Rosenberg
- Charles Harvey Waddell1990
- Cole Theatre2022
- Concord Cemetery1999
- First Baptist Church of Rosenberg
- Fort Bend Telephone Company1990
- Foster Community2004
- Holy Rosary Catholic Parish2011
- Macario Garcia2003
- Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar1965
- Robinowitz Brothers1988
- Rosenberg1970
- Rosenberg Cemetery2002
- Rosenberg Post Office1994
- Taylor Ray1979
- Teague-Waddell House1979
- Trone-Ray-Lane House1979
- Vogelsang Building1986
Historical markers near Rosenberg
- Richmond38 stories · 3 mi
- Fulshear7 stories · 11 mi
- Sugar Land10 stories · 11 mi
- Needville5 stories · 11 mi
- Wallis8 stories · 17 mi
- Brookshire6 stories · 18 mi
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