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Historical Markers in Salado, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 41 Texas historical markers in Salado, in Bell County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Cowboys & Cattle, Tales of Tragedy, and Texas Revolution. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2017. 11 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Salado stories
- Salado Creekplaced 1967
Gushing limestone springs, abundant fish, flowers, and trees have long made the banks of Salado Creek a good home site.
- Alexander's Distilleryplaced 1964
On this site in 1861-65, the William R. Alexander Distillery met a wartime need in Texas. May 28, 1862, Governor Francis R. Lubbock closed all Texas…
- Capt. Milton Wesley Damronplaced 2006
Milton Wesley Damron (1825-1887), an early settler and Salado public servant, was born in Tennessee and came to Texas as part of the Mercer Colony.
- Dr. Welborn and Louisa Adeline Bartonplaced 2003
A graduate of the medical department of Kentucky's Transylvania University, South Carolina native Dr. Welborn Barton (1821-1883) came to Texas in the…
- Fowler Houseplaced 1968
Built 1872 by Josiah Fowler, a settler from Tennessee, Confederate veteran, co-editor of "Fowler's Arithmetic", and a college teacher.
- Hermon and Margaret L. Aikenplaced 2005
New Hampshire native Hermon (Herman) Aiken worked in Illinois and Tennessee before moving to New Orleans.
All 41 historical markers in Salado
- Alexander's Distillery1964
- Alice Gray Hamblen2016
- Armstrong-Adams House1985
- Capt. Milton Wesley Damron2006
- Cedar Knob Cemetery (HTC)2017
- Davis Mill1936
- Dodd's Creek Bridge2000
- Dr. Samuel J. and Charlotte H. Jones2001
- Dr. Welborn and Louisa Adeline Barton2003
- First Baptist Church of Salado2000
- Fowler House1968
- George Washington Baines House1981
- Hermon and Margaret L. Aiken2005
- Home of Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson1936
- Home of Orville Thomas Tyler1936
- Home of Wellborn Barton1936
- James Lowry Smith2010
- Kate Crawford and Zachary Clay Taylor2008
- Louisa Adeline (Addie) Barton2006
- M. H. Denman Cabin1968
- Main Street Bridges1986
- Major Archibald Johnson Rose1979
- Mary Elizabeth Carpenter, Birthplace of White House Aide1967
- Norton-Orgain House1991
- Old Anderson Place1965
- Old Salado Graveyard2001
- Robert Bonner Halley1991
- Robertson Home1967
- Salado2009
- Salado Cemetery1969
- Salado Church of Christ1988
- Salado Creek1967
- Salado Methodist Church1969
- Salado United Methodist Church2004
- Site of Thomas Arnold High School1975
- Stagecoach Inn1962
- The Major A.J. Rose House1979
- The Rev. James E. and Fannie F. Ferguson2001
- Twelve Oaks1962
- West Salado Cemetery1990
- Willingham Cemetery2003
Historical markers near Salado
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