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Kaufman County, Texas
Historical Markers in Terrell, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 38 Texas historical markers in Terrell, in Kaufman County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Cowboys & Cattle, Civil War, Strange But True, and Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1962 and 2012. 9 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Terrell stories
- Frank Reaughplaced 1971
(December 29, 1860 - May 6, 1945) Graphic historian of Longhorn cattle, western trails, and range. Born in Illinois.
- Robert A. Terrellplaced 1994
(February 22, 1820 - March 8, 1881) A native of Tennessee, Robert Adams Terrell lived in Kentucky, Missouri, and Louisiana before coming to the…
- Robert A. Terrell Homeplaced 1962
This house replaced the 1845 log cabin of Robert A. Terrell (1820-1881), a pioneer settler for whom the town was named.
- Rose Hill Cemeteryplaced 1976
Wild roses covered this hillside when settlers from Tennessee camped here in 1866. The land was first used as a burial site after a son of…
- Terrell State Hospital Cemeteryplaced 1985
Soon after the Terrell State Hospital opened in July 1885, a portion of the property was set aside for burial of patients who died while…
- W. E. Henderson Homeplaced 1970
Built 1898 by William Ebenezer Henderson (1847-1944), who moved from Louisiana to Texas (1862) in an ox-drawn barouche.
All 38 historical markers in Terrell
- Ables Springs1985
- Bethlehem Baptist Church1988
- Carnegie Library Building1983
- Carnegie Public Library1968
- Cartwright House1968
- Church of the Good Shepherd1967
- Dry Creek Cemetery1980
- First Baptist Church of Terrell1975
- First Christian Church of Terrell1976
- First Presbyterian Church of Terrell1988
- First United Methodist Church of Terrell1977
- Frank Reaugh1971
- Homesite of Gov. Oscar Branch Colquitt1969
- John H. Corley Home1968
- Lawrence Cemetery1991
- Major W.F. Long2012
- Marrs, S. M. N.2003
- No. 1 British Flying Training School2010
- Oakland Memorial Park1983
- Poetry Baptist Church1974
- Poetry Methodist Church1978
- Porter Farms1970
- Public Education in Terrell1985
- R. L. Warren House1973
- Robert A. Terrell1994
- Robert A. Terrell Home1962
- Rockwall and Brin Church of Christ
- Rose Hill Cemetery1976
- Saint John Catholic Church1972
- Terrell State Hospital1967
- Terrell State Hospital Cemetery1985
- Texas & Pacific Railroad Freight Depot1996
- Texas Midland Railroad1982
- The American National Bank of Terrell1976
- The Old Graveyard (Pioneer Cemetery)1996
- W. E. Henderson Home1970
- Walter P. and Meck Allen House2004
- William Henry Burnett1982
Historical markers near Terrell
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