Historical Markers in West, Texas

Start with these West stories

• Bold Springs Cemeteryplaced 2010

  ISAAC BUTLER “DOC” CAUBLE (1820-1904) BUILT A CABIN IN 1850 NEAR ONE OF SEVERAL FLOWING SPRINGS THAT WAS HOME TO GENERATIONS OF NATIVE AMERICANS.

• The Crash at Crushplaced 1976

  A head-on collision between two locomotives was staged on Sept. 15, 1896, as a publicity stunt for the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad.

• Liberty Grove Cemeteryplaced 2010

  LIBERTY GROVE WAS A LOOSE-KNIT FARMING COMMUNITY LOCATED IN THE EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF McLENNAN COUNTY.

• Best Theatre Buildingplaced 1994

  Constructed by town founder Thomas M. West and local contractor J.W. Bridges about 1890, this building housed two saloons until prohibition in 1919…

• Church of the Assumptionplaced 1991

  This congregation originated as part of earlier church in Martinville (now Tours). After the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad came through the…

• First Baptist Church of Westplaced 1983

  Founded in 1858 in the pioneer settlement of Bold Springs, this church developed under the leadership of postmaster and farmer Alberto Vaughn and 32…

All 14 historical markers in West

• Best Theatre Building1994
• Bold Springs Cemetery2010
• Church of the Assumption1991
• First Baptist Church of West1983
• First Presbyterian Church of West1979
• Groppe Barn1991
• Groppe Building1983
• Liberty Grove Cemetery2010
• Saint Mary's Cemetery1994
• St. Martin Cemetery2004
• St. Mary's School1998
• The Crash at Crush1976
• West1992
• West Brethren Church2000

Historical markers near West

• Abbott6 stories · 7 mi
• China Spring5 stories · 15 mi
• Hillsboro33 stories · 16 mi
• Waco130 stories · 16 mi
• Hubbard12 stories · 18 mi
• Whitney15 stories · 18 mi

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