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Van Zandt County, Texas
Historical Markers in Wills Point, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 9 Texas historical markers in Wills Point, in Van Zandt County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History, Civil War, Strange But True, and Texas Revolution. The markers on this list were placed between 1968 and 2016.
Start with these Wills Point stories
- Elbert Grayplaced 2011
On Feb. 5, 1912, 16-year-old Elbert Gray committed a most heroic act. Two-year-old Calvin Stepp had fallen into a water well sixty feet deep and…
- Fin & Feather Hunting and Fishing Clubplaced 2010
On May 6, 1901, 21 Wills Point men met in the law office of W.B. Wynne to organize the Fin & Feather Hunting and Fishing Club to be located at Thorn…
- Dallas-Shreveport Roadplaced 1994
A trail established by Caddoan Native Americans and later used by French traders who traversed this area is known today as the Dallas-Shreveport…
- Site of Burial of Neal Martinplaced 1968
(1777-1879) Came to Texas from Kentucky in 1816. Hunted buffalo in Van Zandt County about 1839 and settled here later.
- Cartwright Schoolplaced 2016
Provisions for the first African American public school in Wills Point were made around 1878.
- County Seat Warplaced 1996
Due to a surveyor's error, the county seat of Van Zandt County was located on private property in 1850.
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