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Montague County, Texas
Historical Markers in Saint Jo, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 6 Texas historical markers in Saint Jo, in Montague County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History, Ghost Towns, and Cowboys & Cattle. The markers on this list were placed between 1964 and 2013. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Saint Jo stories
- Site of the 1759 Taovayo Victory Over Spainplaced 1976
Col. Diego Ortiz Parilla, a commandant of Presidio San Saba (near the later site of Menard) had grave Indian problems in 1759.
- Dye Mound Cemeteryplaced 1984
The Dye Mound Community was founded in the late 1850s and named for a trapper who owned a trading post at the foot of the hills.
- Head of Elm Cemeteryplaced 1993
This cemetery is the oldest of three graveyards established in Saint Jo (formerly called Head of Elm).
- McGrady Cemeteryplaced 1991
Allen R. McGrady and his wife Elizabeth (Cox) moved to this area in 1859. They settled on 160 acres of land along Clear Creek.
- Town of Saint Joplaced 1964
One of oldest towns in Montague County. Founded in 1850s, during great California Gold Rush, by E.S. and Ithane Singletary (Brothers) and John…
- The Phillips Houseplaced 2013
In 1873, James Hoback (J.H.) and Margaret Day Phillips moved from Illinois to Texas by wagon train with their children.
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