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Limestone County, Texas
Historical Markers in Tehuacana, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Tehuacana, in Limestone County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Outlaws & Lawmen, and Native History. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2001.
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- Robert M. Loveplaced 1967
One of armed men who helped seat 14th State Legislature in 1873 when incumbent Gov. E. J. Davis contested Richard Coke's election.
- Tehuacanaplaced 1967
Located at one of highest points (altitude 661 ft.) between Dallas and Houston. First noted in history by Philip Nolan's trading expedition, 1797.
- One Half Mile North to the Site Once Occupied by Trinity Universityplaced 1936
Established by the Brazos Synod of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Opened its doors as a co-educational institution September 23, 1869.
- Tehuacana Cemeteryplaced 2001
This historic graveyard reflects the heritage of Tehuacana, an early Texas town founded in the 1840s by John Boyd (1796-1873).
- William Reesplaced 1967
Born in Castletown, Marshfield Parish, England, of Welsh parents. In youth spent several years as an apprentice stonemason in Liverpool, England.
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