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Milam County, Texas
Historical Markers in San Gabriel, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in San Gabriel, in Milam County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2005. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
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- Site of the Mission Nuestra Senora de la Candelariaplaced 1936
Established by Franciscan missionaries in 1749 with the hope of civilizing and christianizing the Coco, Mayeye, Orcoquiza, Karankawa, and other…
- Site of the Mission San Ildefonsoplaced 1936
Established by Franciscan missionaries in 1749 with the hope of civilizing and christianizing the Coco, Mayeye, Orcoquiza, Karankawa, and other…
- Locklin Cemeteryplaced 1994
Abigale McLennan Fokes acquired a Mexican land grant here in 1835. Peter M. Mercer established a blacksmith shop in this area in the early 1840s.
- San Gabriel Christian Churchplaced 2005
Noted for its many streams and fertile soil, this area of Texas has long been inhabited. Early European institutions included three 18th-century…
- Sharp General Storeplaced 1996
Civil War veteran Daniel G. Davis, Sr. (1836-1927) built this structure in two stages in 1895 and 1896.
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