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Live Oak County, Texas
Historical Markers in Three Rivers, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Three Rivers, in Live Oak County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History and Strange But True. The markers on this list were placed between 1969 and 2018.
Start with these Three Rivers stories
- Loma Sandia Prehistoric Cemeteryplaced 2012
Native American bands that inhabited the southern Texas and northern Mexican gulf coast before European colonization were hunter-gatherers.
- Site Planned for a Regional Trade Center: Simmons, Texasplaced 1969
Originally ranch land, bought in 1900 by Dr. C.F. Simmons (Wealthy St. Louis manufacturer of "Liver Regulator"), who also built this all-faiths…
- Felix Longoriaplaced 2009
The funeral rites of Three Rivers native Felix Longoria advanced public debate on the status and rights of Mexican-Americans and military veterans.
- Jessy Franklin Grayplaced 2018
(1895-1968) Educator, soldier, politician, and businessman, Jessy Franklin Gray was born in Wilson County on December 5, 1895.
- Site of Three Rivers Glass Factoryplaced 1973
Opened 1922 by company headed by Charles R. Tips (b. 1892), the founder of town of Three Rivers.
All 5 historical markers in Three Rivers
Historical markers near Three Rivers
- Tilden6 stories · 22 mi
- Beeville12 stories · 29 mi
- Pleasanton11 stories · 39 mi
- San Patricio9 stories · 44 mi
- Banquete9 stories · 46 mi
- Floresville11 stories · 47 mi
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