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Runnels County, Texas
Historical Markers in Rowena, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Rowena, in Runnels County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. The markers on this list were placed between 1967 and 2016. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
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- Oldest Rock Building in Cityplaced 1967
Completed in 1903. 24-inch walls are made of sand and lime mix mortar. Originally used as grain and feed store. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967
- Rowenaplaced 2016
Rowena was originally laid out by Paul J. Baron in 1897. A Santa Fe Railroad Section House known as Rowena Station had been established in the area…
- Sons of Hermann Lodge No. 216placed 1971
Organized in 1904 as Rowena Chapter of the Sons of Hermann, worldwide benevolent fraternal organization.
- SPJST Lodge No. 49placed 2009
On May 2, 1904, eighteen charter members organized SPJST Lodge No. 49 in Runnels County. Founded just eight years after the SPJST's organization…
- Sweet Home Schoolplaced 1975
The need for education in this rural area was met in 1902, when a two-room school was started on Emil Helms' farm (1.5 miles northwest).
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