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Limestone County, Texas
Historical Markers in Thornton, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Thornton, in Limestone County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. The markers on this list were placed between 1967 and 2004.
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- Cobb Cemeteryplaced 2000
Brinkley Davis and his family, including his daughter Mary Ellen, moved to this area from Indiana in 1833.
- Eaton Cemeteryplaced 1990
The Richard Eaton family came to Texas in 1833 as members of the Robertson Colony. They moved to this area about 1845 and established a home and…
- Site of Old Potter's Shopplaced 1967
The fine, white clay mined near here was used at this shop from the 1840s to 1912 to make pitchers, jars, crocks, churns, flower pots, and ornamental…
- Thornton Schoolsplaced 2004
Thornton was established in 1871 by the Texas Central Railroad and had a post office by 1873.
- Vinson Cemeteryplaced 1974
Wiley and Phebe Vinson and their children came to Texas from Alabama in 1851. Settling in Limestone County in 1859, the family farmed and operate a…
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