DUANE
Denton County, Texas
Historical Markers in Sanger, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 8 Texas historical markers in Sanger, in Denton County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Cowboys & Cattle, Native History, and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1972 and 2017. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Sanger stories
- Forester Ranchplaced 1987
William S. Forester brought his family to Denton County from Tennessee in the early 1850s, and established a ranch about 1852.
- Chisholm Trail in Denton Countyplaced 2017
The Chisholm Trail was a significant route for cattle drives in the late 1800s that traveled the entire length of Denton County and played a major…
- Noah C. Batisplaced 1986
A native of Illinois, Noah C. Batis (1860-1950) came to Texas at an early age. In 1881 and 1882, he worked as a cowboy driving cattle up the Chisholm…
- Sanger and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railwayplaced 2010
Sanger originated in 1886 at mile post 392.16 as a water stop along the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Route leading north from Fort Worth to…
- William E. Partlow, First Mayor of Sangerplaced 1976
A Virginian and a soldier who surrendered at Appomattox with Gen. Robert E. Lee, W. E. Partlow moved to Texas after the Civil War (1861-65).
- Gribble Springs Baptist Churchplaced 2006
Twenty-three members of the congregation from the Pond Creek community established Gribble Springs Baptist Church in 1871.
All 8 historical markers in Sanger
Historical markers near Sanger
- Denton36 stories · 10 mi
- Pilot Point7 stories · 14 mi
- Argyle5 stories · 17 mi
- Gainesville14 stories · 19 mi
- Decatur30 stories · 23 mi
- Flower Mound5 stories · 24 mi
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