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Mills County, Texas
Historical Markers in Star, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Star, in Mills County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution and Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1977 and 2014. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Star stories
- Center City Baptist Churchplaced 2014
In 1875, Reverend Noah Turner Byars, a former blacksmith who served with Sam Houston during the Texas Revolution, founded this church and served as…
- Center City Communityplaced 1977
Settled in 1854 by the families of William Jenkins and David Morris (1811-89), this community was called "Hughes Store" after W.C. Hughes and his…
- Center City Cemeteryplaced 1993
(One half-mile southwest) The Center City Cemetery began with the burials in 1874 of Julia M. Bishop and M.E. Hughes, the adult and infant daughters…
- Center City United Methodist Churchplaced 2008
In the early 1870s, shortly after the founding of Center City (first known as Hughes Store), a circuit riding preacher ministered in the area.
- Hamilton-Soules Houseplaced 2004
Thomas Edgar Hamilton (1878-1933) moved with his family to Mills County in the early 1890s.
All 5 historical markers in Star
Historical markers near Star
- Goldthwaite19 stories · 13 mi
- Lometa13 stories · 15 mi
- Mullin6 stories · 17 mi
- Adamsville5 stories · 18 mi
- Hamilton26 stories · 22 mi
- Pearl6 stories · 22 mi
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