Austin County, Texas
Historical Markers in Sealy, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 14 Texas historical markers in Sealy, in Austin County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Texas Music, and Tales of Tragedy. The markers on this list were placed between 1991 and 2019. 4 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Sealy stories
- Dr. James West Bostickplaced 1994
(ca. 1840-February 22, 1897) James West Bostick, born in a log cabin near Cat Spring, Austin County, Texas, was the son of J.H. Bostick, Alabama…
- Liedertafelplaced 2000
Sealy's German immigrants were famous for their love of music. A group of men, some of them Sealy's pioneer settlers, had formed a singing society…
- Saint John's Episcopal Churchplaced 1992
This congregation was organized in 1885, five years after the railroad town of Sealy was founded.
- Citizens State Bankplaced 2013
Sealy developed on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway in 1879. Cotton, rice, corn, cattle and related agricultural businesses supported a…
- Hackbarth Buildingplaced 2013
German natives F. W. (Fritz) and Carolyn (Krampitz) Hackbarth arrived in Galveston in 1846 with their two sons.
- Haynes Mattress Factoryplaced 1991
Daniel Haynes (1828-1913) came to the new railroad town of Sealy in 1881. In 1885 he invented a process and a machine to manufacture a felted cotton…
All 14 historical markers in Sealy
- Citizens State Bank2013
- Dr. James West Bostick1994
- Hackbarth Building2013
- Haynes Mattress Factory1991
- Haynes-Felcman House1999
- Liedertafel2000
- Millheim Harmonie Verein2009
- Paul and Mahala Hackbarth House1991
- Peters-Hacienda Schuetzenverein2019
- Preibisch Building2001
- Saint John's Episcopal Church1992
- Sealy1991
- Sealy Cemetery1993
- Trinity Lutheran Church2013
Historical markers near Sealy
- San Felipe10 stories · 4 mi
- Wallis8 stories · 12 mi
- Bellville30 stories · 13 mi
- Brookshire6 stories · 13 mi
- Eagle Lake8 stories · 18 mi
- Fulshear7 stories · 18 mi
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