DUANE
Hood County, Texas
Historical Markers in Tolar, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in Tolar, in Hood County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1970 and 2017. 2 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Tolar stories
- Antioch Communityplaced 2006
Antioch, formerly an active farming community, is today a rural locale of western Hood County.
- John W. Bull Stone Houseplaced 1970
One of earliest masonry homes in area; built in view of indian caucus site, Comanche Peak. John W. Bull (1818-98), born in Tennessee, came to Texas…
- Glenn Cemeteryplaced 2005
Glenn Cemetery, in Hood County, was established to serve residents of Bluff Dale, an Erath County community west of this site.
- Panter Branch Schoolplaced 2017
The Panter Branch School (also spelled Painter Branch), Hood County School District No. 7, was in operation by 1898 on a 25-acre plot of land on Hill…
- Stroud Creek Cemeteryplaced 2010
The Stroud Creek community developed in the late 1870s and early 1880s due to post-Civil War migration, land grants, a nearby stagecoach line, and…
- The Colony Cemeteryplaced 2000
Residents of the community known as The Colony came to Hood County with their white southern owners as early as the 1850s.
All 7 historical markers in Tolar
Historical markers near Tolar
- Granbury46 stories · 10 mi
- Glen Rose9 stories · 13 mi
- Acton6 stories · 15 mi
- Stephenville6 stories · 18 mi
- Weatherford45 stories · 27 mi
- Aledo6 stories · 28 mi
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