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Galveston County, Texas
Historical Markers in Santa Fe, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 8 Texas historical markers in Santa Fe, in Galveston 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 1970 and 2013. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Santa Fe stories
- Alta Lomaplaced 1994
Traveling west from the Gulf of Mexico the land rises gradually and becomes Alta Loma (Spanish for high land) in this area of Galveston County.
- Alta Loma Cemeteryplaced 2008
Organized in 1897, this burial ground served the ranching and farming community of Alta Loma.
- Arcadia Christian Churchplaced 1994
The town of Arcadia was established on the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad in 1890. This church was organized in 1894 and represents the oldest…
- Dairy Industry in the Santa Fe Areaplaced 1992
The railroad communities of Arcadia, Alta Loma, and Algoa, established in the 1890s, formed the nucleus of the Santa Fe area at the turn of the 20th…
- Evergreen Cemeteryplaced 1992
In 1890 Henry J. Runge laid out the town of Arcadia at the site of a railroad depot on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad near here known as…
- Original Site of First Baptist Church of Alta Lomaplaced 1970
Original site of oldest church in Alta Loma; second oldest Baptist church on Galveston mainland.
All 8 historical markers in Santa Fe
Historical markers near Santa Fe
- Hitchcock7 stories · 5 mi
- Dickinson6 stories · 6 mi
- League City8 stories · 9 mi
- Alvin7 stories · 9 mi
- Texas City26 stories · 11 mi
- Seabrook6 stories · 15 mi
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