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Lavaca County, Texas
Historical Markers in Yoakum, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 22 Texas historical markers in Yoakum, in Lavaca County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Cowboys & Cattle, and Tales of Tragedy. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2019. 4 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
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- Holy Cross Lutheran Churchplaced 1991
Lutheran missionaries began serving settlers in the Yoakum area about 1888. The Rev. Cornelius Ziesmer and about ten families organized Holy Cross…
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemeteryplaced 2010
CATHOLICS IN THE BRUSHY COMMUNITY, WHICH WAS A RURAL SETTLEMENT THAT DEVELOPED BEGINNING IN THE 1830s ALONG THE BRUSHY AND SUPPLE JACK CREEKS, FIRST…
- Terryvilleplaced 1986
Founded near this site in the 1850s, Terryville was named for the family of James D. Terry, who served as De Witt County judge from 1883 to 1891.
- The Trail Drivers of Southwest Texasplaced 1936
In Memory of The Trail Drivers of Southwest Texas who passed this way 1867-1887.
- Yoakumplaced 1971
Located on DeWitt-Lavaca county line on land granted by Mexico in 1835 to settler John May. Cattle gathering area for Chisholm Trail.
- County Line School, Church, and Cemeteryplaced 1997
The County Line School was housed in five different buildings on six different sites, beginning in the 1860s.
All 22 historical markers in Yoakum
- County Line School, Church, and Cemetery1997
- Dempsey Benton Cain House2019
- First Baptist Church of Yoakum1989
- First Methodist Church of Yoakum1994
- First Presbyterian Church of Yoakum1994
- Hebron Community1984
- Holy Cross Lutheran Church1991
- Hope Baptist Church2001
- Katolika Jednota Zen Texaskych (K.J.Z.T.) / Catholic Women's Union of Texas2019
- May-Hickey House1988
- Municipal Power Plant1993
- Orth-Fitch House1983
- Pilot Grove Church and Cemetery1984
- Ruins of Brushy Creek Church1973
- San Pedro Cemetery2013
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery2010
- Terryville1986
- The Trail Drivers of Southwest Texas1936
- The United Methodist Church of Hope1976
- Von Hugo-Von Clausewitz Family Cemetery1986
- Yoakum1971
- Yoakum National Bank2017
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