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Trinity County, Texas
Historical Markers in Trinity, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 6 Texas historical markers in Trinity, in Trinity County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Tales of Tragedy and Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1986 and 2023.
Start with these Trinity stories
- Cedar Grove Cemeteryplaced 1986
The first documented burial in the cemetery, that of Phebe A. Martin, took place in 1875, three years after the town of Trinity was laid out on the…
- Glendale Cemeteryplaced 2000
Trinity County was created in 1850. Settlers came to this area by 1854. By 1886, a town of about 100 had grown up near the large antebellum Tullos…
- Charles Nesbitt "Charlie" Wilsonplaced 2017
Born in Trinity on June 1, 1933, Charles Nesbitt "Charlie" Wilson served as a United States naval officer, a state legislator and a United States…
- Civilian Conservation Corps Camp at Trinityplaced 2017
A PUBLIC WORK RELIEF PROGRAM FROM 1933 TO 1942, THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS (CCC) PROVIDED JOBS FOR YOUNG, UNEMPLOYED OR UNMARRIED MEN DURING THE…
- Texas Long Leaf Lumber Companyplaced 2015
In 1907, Thompson Brothers Lumber Company built a mill and 37-acre pond at Trinity. Texas Long Leaf Lumber Company, which started at Willard in 1912…
- Trinity Volunteer Fire Departmentplaced 2023
After a devastating fire destroyed much of the downtown Trinity district in 1910, city leaders chartered the Trinity Volunteer Fire Department on…
All 6 historical markers in Trinity
Historical markers near Trinity
- Lovelady5 stories · 13 mi
- Huntsville39 stories · 20 mi
- Crockett33 stories · 25 mi
- Coldspring5 stories · 29 mi
- Livingston16 stories · 34 mi
- Bedias5 stories · 37 mi
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