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Dallas County, Texas
Historical Markers in Sunnyvale, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Sunnyvale, in Dallas County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Cowboys & Cattle, and Outlaws & Lawmen. The markers on this list were placed between 1970 and 2005. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Sunnyvale stories
- Loving, James and Margaretplaced 1970
James and Margaret Loving 1811 - 1869) (1820 - 1877) The sixteenth family in Dallas County.
- Galloways' Old Home Placeplaced 1973
Farmhouse of Confederate veteran Benjamin Franklin Galloway (1833 - 1912) and wife Eliza (Fletcher), who came from Tennessee.
- First Baptist Church of Sunnyvaleplaced 2004
On July 3, 1904, New Hope Baptist Church chartered with thirteen members under the direction of Dr. James B. Gambrell, who was associated with the…
- Long Creek Cemeteryplaced 2005
Capt. A. Webb, veteran of the Black Hawk War in Illinois, established a homestead near here as part of the Mercer Colony in the mid-19th century.
- Tripp Baptist Churchplaced 2005
Pioneers arrived in this area as early as 1845, establishing small settlements that developed over time into the Tripp, Long Creek, Hatterville and…
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