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Hardin County, Texas
Historical Markers in Silsbee, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in Silsbee, in Hardin County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1990 and 2015. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
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- Knupple Cemeteryplaced 2009
August Knupple, a Prussian who came to Texas in 1846 to farm, established this cemetery on his property around 1870.
- First Baptist Church of Silsbeeplaced 2011
In 1903, this congregation first worshiped in a railroad car in the newly developed rail and sawmill town of Silsbee.
- First Missionary Baptist Churchplaced 2012
FIRST MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH JOHN HENRY KIRBY AND NATHANIEL SILSBEE BEGAN DEVELOPING THE TIMBER RESOURCES OF EAST TEXAS AND BUILT A RAILROAD FROM…
- First United Methodist Church of Silsbeeplaced 2004
Methodist worship services began in Silsbee as part of a mission effort in 1901, when the community was a company town, a part of the lumbering and…
- Harvey Houses of Silsbeeplaced 1990
Laid out in 1894 as a sawmill town, Silsbee became a stop on the Santa Fe Railroad in 1902.
- Silsbee Ice Plantplaced 1991
The Silsbee Ice, Light, and Power Co., bought by Gulf States Utility Co. in 1926, grew rapidly after relocating to this structure in 1930.
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