On East Market Street at Ward Street, on the right when traveling west on East Market Street.
Wilson County Training School for African-American students operated on this site from 1923 to 1969. The Rosenwald buildings included a 1923 elementary school and a 1928 high school. In the 1950s the high school was replaced and the elementary . . . — — Map (db m157272) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 70) at Cherry Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
[Front[
United States Air Force
(over image of two fighter jets in flight)
[Back]
TSGT Marvin C. Allison WWII • LTC Alvin M. Klein 1953-1973 • SCT. David Begarly 1974-1978 • A1C Charles H. Begarly 1960-1964 • CMSGT . . . — — Map (db m199033) WM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 70) at Cherry Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
[Front]
United States Army
(on image of soldier in crouched firing position)
[Back]
Pvt. Cecil C. Arrington WWI • Pvt. Joe P. Arrington WWI • Cpl. Denver Cluck Korea • Pvt. Hollis M. Cluck WWI • Cpl. H.F. "Sonny" . . . — — Map (db m214908) WM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 70) at Cherry Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
[Front]
United States Army
(on etched montage)
[Back]
SP4 Thomas T. Tapley -1975 • 1Lt Harold Reed Lannom Korea 1951-1957 • 1Lt David William Farmer Desert Storm 1989-1992 • PFC Carl Johnson • WWII 1940-1946 • PFC . . . — — Map (db m214909) WM
On East Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
Msg. James David Cushing Vietnam 1967-1987•
Cpl. Al Lytle Parter Jr. Korea•
2nd Lt. Al Lytle Partee Sr. WWI•
Lt. Col. Hoyte C. Huddleston WWII•
Col. Shirley D. Wasson Army NG 1956-1998•
1st Lt. Victoria Clark 1997-2000•
Col. Richard F. . . . — — Map (db m207705) WM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 70) at Cherry Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
[Front]
United States Coast Guard
(over image of helicopters and water rescue)
[Back]
S1C Ernest W. Cotten, Sr. • RM 3 Joe Gwynne Eatherly, Jr. WW II 1942-1946 • W.L. Cunningham, Jr. 1956-1960 • CM1 Henry Odell . . . — — Map (db m199032) WM
On East Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
CPO Bob Begarly 1957-1963 •
AKAN Billy E. Thorne Korea •
YN3 Butch Barnes 1966-1970 •
ABAN Lawrence S. Miller 1991-1994 •
GM Carl E. Herron 1966-1970 •
UT 3 Jerry W. Cook Vietnam 1968-1969 bull;
Corpman A.J. Tomlinson WWII •
ADJ 3 William H. . . . — — Map (db m205905) WM
On East Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
This monument erected in the memory of those who served and died from Wilson County; who paid the ultimate price for their belief that, "Government should be of laws rather than men".
By the people of Wilson County and the Lebanon Jaycees
. . . — — Map (db m205903) WM
On East Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Left Section
In the decades since the original monument was emplaced to honor those from Wilson County who lost their lives in
World War II, additional fallen from that war have been identified. The Wilson County Veterans Museum is proud . . . — — Map (db m248929) HM
As a youngster growing up in rural Wilson County, A. C. was already working his way toward success. At age 7, he traveled the countryside on a mule, gathering old bleached out bones; which he sold to a fertilizer plant for 40 cents per 100 pounds. . . . — — Map (db m248920) HM
The recipe of a Grandmother and her love for baking is the beginning of a long and successful business venture for a special granddaughter named Peggy.
Mrs. Bertha Nixon of Smith County enjoyed baking a recipe of "sour dough bread" on her wood . . . — — Map (db m248881) HM
Relocated in 1991
The Cartmell Cabin was the first building acquired for Fiddlers Grove in 1991. It was saved from the bulldozer clearing the land for the new industrial park adjacent to Interstate 40 in Lebanon. Stratton Bone, a member of the . . . — — Map (db m108822) HM
Near Fiddlers Grove Court, on the left when traveling east.
Joshua Hudson was born 12-22-1857 to Robert W. and Mary P. Hudson. On April 16, 1883, he purchased a 40 acre farm located off of Franklin Road.
Joshua operated a cobbler shop on his farm where he made and repaired shoes and boots. The Federal . . . — — Map (db m248934) HM
The general country store built in 1945 by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dedman on Trousdale Ferry Pike, served as a landmark in the Tuckers Cross Roads community and Swindell Hollow Road.
It was a one stop store in many ways; during WWII he sold hard . . . — — Map (db m248883) HM
Doris Bland was a local businessman in Lebanon and also active in the community. He was noted for his poetry which he always shared with his friends at Christmas. Mr. Bland was a charter member and an advisor of the Wilson County Antique Power . . . — — Map (db m248872) HM
Dr. Fisher was born in 1879. He graduated in 1907 from the University of Nashville Medical School. It was the same year he married Vinnie Reynolds and established his practice in this Apothecary Office in the Rome community. The office still . . . — — Map (db m248702) HM
The barber shop is the example of an early barber shop in Lebanon. The barber chair and other items were used in the early 1900's. The early barber offered other services in addition to haircuts. They often groomed the patrons with a shave, haircut, . . . — — Map (db m248911) HM
Near James E. Ward Center Road, on the left when traveling west.
The Fiddlers Grove Blacksmith Association was organized in 1992 and held their first meetings in Mr. Luther's Blacksmith Shop. However, the old shop was not adequate to teach and demonstrate to the large number of applicants wanting to learn the . . . — — Map (db m249044) HM
The general stores were the first stores to sell ointments, salves and other medical remedies prior to the local drug stores or apothecary shops being established. The drug stores and shops offered many products in addition to drugs and remedies. . . . — — Map (db m248693) HM
Fiddlers Grove Garage is the home of the Middle Tennessee Region Chapter of the Antique Auto Club of America, which was founded in 1935. There are chapters scattered over the United States.
A chapter is made up of a group of individuals who are . . . — — Map (db m248926) HM
The first jail was erected circa 1799-1803 on the public square in Lebanon. The small cedar log cabin consisted of two stories. The upper level for the Sheriff and the lower level for the jail cells.
Samuel Rosenborough was elected the first . . . — — Map (db m248694) HM
The Town Hall is in the hub of Fiddlers Grove. It serves the community year round for small group meetings and training sessions. During the Wilson County Fair, it is continuously used for multiple purposes, such as wine judging and displays . . . — — Map (db m248876) HM
The community of Shop Springs was established in the early 1800's, having a group of stores, blacksmith shops, school, churches, physician, and a cooper shop. This cabin was built during this era of development, on a hill overlooking the businesses. . . . — — Map (db m109656)
In 1872, the Lebanon Nashville Telegraph Co. was organized. The Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Co. were also organized. On December 1889, Sam Anderson made a telephone call from his home. His telephone number was #1.
The first telephone . . . — — Map (db m248928) HM
Family records show the original cabin was built in 1820 by John Crozier. John Ewen Hagar acquired the cabin and 12 acres of land in 1823 for $250.00. Emmett and Nova Hagar, son of John Hagar, inherited the cabin in 1919 and raised 12 children in . . . — — Map (db m248691) HM
In the late 1860's, J. A. Lester constructed a log house for his office of the Lebanon Flour Mill, which he had half interest. However, in 1887, he purchased Cedar City Mill and closed the Lebanon Flour Mill. He continued to use the log office he . . . — — Map (db m249140) HM
Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home is the oldest funeral home in Lebanon. The business began in 1920 as Ligon & Son Funeral Home, located near the public square in downtown Lebanon. It was operated by Mr. Charles Horace Ligon and his son, Raymond. Earlier . . . — — Map (db m248914) HM
Near East Baddour Parkway (U.S. 70) near James E Ward Center Road, on the right when traveling north.
Livesay Mill was built in 1879 on the Clinch River at Kyles Ford near the Tennessee Virginia State Line in Hancock County. The Grist Mill was water powered using a pair of grinding stones to grind corn for meal and wheat for flour. According to . . . — — Map (db m248882) HM
Melrose Presbyterian Church was built in 1883; held its first worship service in 1885 and closed the doors at the last worship service 102 years later in 1980. The building is constructed of poplar wood grown and milled in Wilson County.
The . . . — — Map (db m248700) HM
Mr. Luther's Blacksmith Shop and Broom Factory sat on the bank of Cedar Creek in the heart of the village of Taylorsville. The blacksmith shop was built c. 1836. Mr. Luther Piercey became the proprietor in the early 1900's and served the . . . — — Map (db m248701) HM
Near Fiddlers Grove Court, on the left when traveling east.
The Rice Cabin located in Gladeville, TN, was the original meeting place of the Gladeville Methodist Church.
It met in John Rice's family cabin from 1810-1814.
John Rice was a circuit riding preacher. — — Map (db m248937) HM
Pete Smith opened his original store August 1, 1927, when Cokes were a nickel a bottle and a gallon of gas cosI 14 cents plus 6 cents tax. T.O. "Pete" Smith drove a Model T Ford pickup when he went into business at Doak's Cross Roads. He opened the . . . — — Map (db m248930) HM
Pete Smith opened his original store August 1, 1927, when cokes were a nickel a bottle, a gallon of gas cost 14 cents plus 6 cents tax and T.O. "Pete" Smith drove a Model T Ford pickup when he went into business at Doak's Cross Roads. He opened the . . . — — Map (db m109659)
The petting barn is constructed as a replica of barn designs of the 1800's. The two stalls in the back are for horses or mules with overhead storage for hay and feed in the loft.
The overhang roof was designed to pull the wagon under to unload hay . . . — — Map (db m248873) HM
The smokehouse originally stood on the Wharton Place three miles Southeast of Lebanon on Sparta Pike. Jesse Wharton of Davidson County bought the 912 acre farmland in 1811 from John Gray Blount of North Carolina. Jesse deeded the farm to his son, . . . — — Map (db m109660)
The Printing Office is a replica of an early storefront printing office. Newspapers became one of the greatest tools of communication to inform and promote new ideas to the early pioneers.
The Printing Office houses two printing presses. The . . . — — Map (db m248698) HM
Near Fiddlers Grove Cou, on the left when traveling east.
John Rice moved from Caswell County, North Carolina and purchased 214 acres of land for $214.00 from Andrew Jackson in circa 1796. This cabin was built about that same year. The tax list revealed that John Rice Sr., John Rice Jr., Benjamin Dobson . . . — — Map (db m248935) HM
The Barn Museum is reconstructed around the original one and one-half story log crib built c. 1840. It was acquired from the State of Tennessee Department of Transportation located on the Rowland Farm on Leeville Pike. The museum is filled with . . . — — Map (db m248875) HM
At the closing of Cooksey Bro. Hardware Store on Main Street, Mr. S. N. Cook opened a hardware store at this location of East Main and College Streets. S. N. Cook Hardware Company moved to the Public Square and during the store's tenure there, they . . . — — Map (db m248918) HM
In 1818, after studying law for six months under Judge James Trimble, Sam Houston passed the Bar to practice law. He came to Wilson County to practice law. Mr. Frederick Golladay befriended Mr. Houston and furnished him a small log cabin for an . . . — — Map (db m248696) HM
William Brannon Barrow built this cabin in 1795. According to family records, the land was one of the last Land Grants issued from North Carolina prior to the Statehood of Tennessee in 1796.
The cedar log cabin changed ownership many times and . . . — — Map (db m248679)
This Train Flag Station was in use at Tates Crossing near Mt. Juliet, Tennessee from 1870 until 1935. During this 65 years it was owned by two different railroads, The Tennessee and Pacific Railroad and the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis . . . — — Map (db m248932) HM
Lebanon, because of its proximity to the Cumberland River and its position as a turnpike crossroads, was soon caught in the crossfire of the Civil War. Federal troops first appeared early in 1862. An engagement on the Lebanon Square in May . . . — — Map (db m248884) HM
The historic log cabin and smokehouse were relocated from the Century Farm of Waller Partlow and Lucy Logue Thompson Partlow. They are descendants of pioneers that came to Wilson County in a covered wagon. This is probably the original cabin that . . . — — Map (db m108800) HM
Three Forks was one of the early names for the town of Watertown. Mr. Edsel Floyd, former Watertown Postmaster acquired the Post Office equipment and other artifacts from a general store in Milton. The Post Office was located in the back of the . . . — — Map (db m248697) HM
In the "heyday" of railroads, the caboose served many functions for the train crew. It served as their office, restroom, sleeping quarters, and sometimes the kitchen. The office area contained the shipping papers called manifest which detailed what . . . — — Map (db m248933) HM
John Bell Tarver donated the rights-of-way on his farm for the railroad and also the land on which the depot was built in c-1870.
Mr. Tarver was the Postmaster at the Post Office, which was located inside the depot, until his death in 1906. . . . — — Map (db m248885) HM
Mr. Hamblen operated a sawmill in the Martha community for many years in the early 1900's. He used this house as an office on South Cumberland Street and shipped hardwood lumber and red cedar all over the United States by rail. Mr. Hamblen also . . . — — Map (db m248878) HM
WCOR AM 900, Wilson County's own radio station began in September, 1949 as a 250 watt commercial station. The founder, WARREN GILPIN was the owner, manager and engineer. The studios were on the town square, with the transmitter tower and antenna at . . . — — Map (db m248922) HM
In it's first life, the Weaving House was used as a smokehouse and a corn crib. It was built c. 1920 on the family farm of Mrs. Eddie Conrad.
During the Wilson County Fair, an itinerate weaver occupies the weaving house to demonstrate weaving and . . . — — Map (db m248699) HM
Wheeler School, a one room school, was built in the late 1860's on the farm currently owned by the Harrison Family near Alexandria. Mr. W. E. B. DuBois became the first instructor at the school. In fact, it was the beginning of his long successful . . . — — Map (db m109692)
As early as 1800, businesses were beginning to build around the Town Spring and shortly thereafter the town lots were being sold.
There was was an immediate need for a bank for the merchants. A local bank was organized as early as 1818 to serve . . . — — Map (db m248695) HM
The Field Headquarters - Second Army occupied the campus at Cumberland University from 1942-1944 under the direction of Lt. General Ben Lear in command.
The Red and Blue Armies engaged in weekly maneuvers as close to actual war conditions of . . . — — Map (db m248879) HM
On Corinth Road at Hamblen Lane, on the left when traveling south on Corinth Road.
(side 1)
During the Civil War, in the late autumn of 1862 the Union Army of the Cumberland encamped at Nashville faced the Confederate Army of Tennessee at Murfreesboro. Both armies maintained cavalry patrols to stay abreast of each other's . . . — — Map (db m178075) HM
On Stewarts Ferry Pike, 0.1 miles east of Stonefield Drive, on the right when traveling east.
On November 8, 1833, Benjamin Hooker sold six acres of land for one dollar to Wilson County Trustees to build a school and a church affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The establishment of a school and church helped
to solidify . . . — — Map (db m170761) HM
On Charlie Daniels Parkway, 0.1 miles north of Willow Creek Drive, on the left when traveling east.
Over the course of a career that began in the late 195Os, singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Charlie Daniels has bridged Southern rock, country, and bluegrass music.
Charles Edward Daniels was born in Wilmington, North . . . — — Map (db m154960) HM
On Hickory Ridge Road, 0.4 miles west of Martha-Leeville Road, on the right when traveling west.
Mount Olivet, the oldest Baptist Church in Wilson County was constituted on April 25, 1801. Until 1843, it was known as Big Cedar Lick Church. Begun in 1859, the native stone building, ľ mile west, was finished after the Civil War. Slaves hauled . . . — — Map (db m150732) HM
On Corinth Road at Hamblen Lane, on the left when traveling south on Corinth Road.
Sugg's Creek Church, founded in 1800, became Cumberland Presbyterian in 1810. The first Constitution of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in the United States of America containing the Confession of Faith, Catechism, Government and Discipline, and . . . — — Map (db m178073) HM
On Needmore Road, 0.2 miles north of East Shady Trail, on the right when traveling north.
This Methodist church was built in 1850 for use of slaves by Richard Williamson, an African American, on land donated by slave owner Dick Mastaman. It served as both a church and a school. The original floor joists remain today. In 1896 the . . . — — Map (db m151774) HM
On Trousdale Ferry Pike (State Highway 141) 0.5 miles east of Big Springs Road, on the right when traveling east.
Maple Dale Farm was the home of William
Haskell Neal, originator of Neal's Paymaster
Corn. In 1898 he began field selection of seed
corn from stalks bearing two ears. His corn
breeding experimentation marked the beginning
of hybrid corn in . . . — — Map (db m149872) HM
On Depot Street just south of West Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
[Center stone]
Dedicated to all the men and women in our community who have served.
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Edmund Burke
Gold Star Recipients
Barbour, Charles Crawford Jr August 1, . . . — — Map (db m214911) WM
On Waters Avenue at Silver Street, on the right when traveling north on Waters Avenue.
Born November 11, 1818, Wilson Lawrence Waters operated a store in what was then
known as the town of Three Forks. In 1845 when the post office moved to his store, the
town was officially named Waterstown which later became known as Watertown. . . . — — Map (db m178803) HM
The families of Isaac Crow, R. T. Spivey, Dr. W. R. Callaway, T. P. Camp, J. E. Watkins, Isom Ferguson, L. B. Pittman, and others began a farming settlement here in the 1860s. John James donated land for a schoolhouse (1872), where church services . . . — — Map (db m208001) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1344, on the right when traveling south.
This area located west of Floresville was one of the largest ranches in the cattle-driving era. During the 1700s and 1800s, the area, being prime cattle ranch land, dominated the pre-Wilson County economy and served as a gathering point of small . . . — — Map (db m205711) HM
Near Paloma Drive at 3rd Street (Loop State Highway 181).
A fearless, colorful, cultured man whose honesty and diplomacy often prevented bloodshed. An 1890's Wilson County Deputy Sheriff. In Frontier Battalion, Texas Rangers. Sheriff, Wilson County, 1902-1917. At request of Texas Adjutant-General, he . . . — — Map (db m192189) HM
On C Street east of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east.
Founding officer, Co. D, Texas Rangers.
Had uncles, brother, sons in Rangers and Border Patrol.
Wilson County deputy sheriff, 1896-1900; sheriff, 1902-1917.
While in office reared his family in the jailer's quarters.
Always was armed. . . . — — Map (db m118698) HM
On Loop State Highway 181 at County Road 130, on the left when traveling north on State Highway 181.
Home of Don Erasmo Seguin
who died here in 1857
By appointment of
the Spanish governor he inducted
Stephen F. Austin into Texas, 1821
Texas Deputy
to the Mexican Congress, 1824
On October 13, 1834
in a convention in Bexar
he . . . — — Map (db m130344) HM
On 10th Street (U.S. 181) at Plum Street, on the right when traveling north on 10th Street.
Predates church built 1732 by colonists who arrived 1731, led by Juan Leal Goras. They farmed and raised stock. Their villa, San Fernando, was first municipality in Texas.
Among unmarked graves is that of flamboyant Dona Maria Cavillo. . . . — — Map (db m77412) HM
On Peach Road at Goliad Road, on the right when traveling south on Peach Road.
This cemetery, located on the high east bank of the San Antonio River, served residents of the trading community of Lodi, which declined in the 20th century. Nemencio de la Zerda, Sr., born in San Antonio in 1808, was a rancher, businessman and . . . — — Map (db m206866) HM
Organized before 1876, holding services in schoolhouse until building site was given by W. F. and Jennie Mitchell and J. F. and Martha Prewitt. A small red rock meeting house was built, serving until wrecked by tropical storm in 1886. In 1891, . . . — — Map (db m206892) HM
This congregation was established by The Rev. John Washburn, who came to Texas from Illinois in 1877. He moved to Floresville to become superintendent of the Floresville Academy in May 1878. According to tradition, about 20 charter members attended . . . — — Map (db m130342) HM
Flores Rancho emerged out of lands assigned to Mission Espada and Rancho de las Cabras in the early 1700s. Prior to its current name, the land owned by the mission was called Chayopines, named for the Native Americans who once occupied the area. . . . — — Map (db m207395) HM
On 4th Street (Loop State Highway 181) at B Street, on the right when traveling north on 4th Street.
The organizational meeting for the Floresville Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Agee on October 25, 1875. The Rev. Ichabod Kingsbury led in the congregation's formation and served as first pastor. The six . . . — — Map (db m130341) HM
This burial ground is one of three that served the Old Lodi Settlement. Most of the individuals interred here were Texans of Mexican descent. The oldest known burial is of Polonio Garcia, who died in 1883, though there may be earlier interments. . . . — — Map (db m207401) HM
On 3rd Street north of D Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported unreadable.
When this county was created in 1860 by the Eighth Texas Legislature, it was named for Texas patriot James Charles Wilson. A native of England, Wilson (1818-1861) left his homeland in 1836 and by 1839 had settled in Brazoria County, Texas. He . . . — — Map (db m117637) HM
Nelson Mackey (1825-1898), founder of Texas-based Mackey Brick Company, was born Nelson Mackey Laraway in Catskill, New York. He grew up in the Hudson Valley where the name Mackey was synonymous with brick manufacturing. After business ventures . . . — — Map (db m208008) HM
On Peach Street at Goliad Road, on the right when traveling south on Peach Street.
European settlement of this area dates to the early 18th century with the establishment of missions in San Antonio, and missions herdsmen used this area as grazing land for livestock. Until the late 19th century, travelers in this county crossed . . . — — Map (db m206868) HM
On Trail Street (Farm to Market Road 536) at Goliad Road, on the right when traveling south on Trail Street.
Community in an area known by 1720 as land of the Cayopines, a Coahuiltecan Indian tribe. The site was important to Spanish missions of San Antonio, since here along the river their herds were pastured. For the herdsmen, adobe huts were built. After . . . — — Map (db m77421) HM
On 3rd Street north of D Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Flores de Abrego family came to the New World from northern Spain before the time of the American Revolution. During the 18th century, members of this family brought their cattle northward and established ranches along the San Antonio River. . . . — — Map (db m118697) HM
A ranch chapel
visited regularly and maintained by
the Franciscan missionaries
of San Antonio
near the ancient settlement of
Las Islitas (now Graytown)
Attended by the Canary Islanders,
their descendants, Mexicans, Natives
and . . . — — Map (db m131925) HM
On State Highway 97 at County Road 132, on the left when traveling south on State Highway 97.
A fortified visita of Mission Espada, founded 1731 in San Antonio. Situated near Paso de las Mujeres ("Crossing of the Women"), an important ford on the San Antonio River, known to most parties obliged to travel between Mexico and San Antonio. . . . — — Map (db m212021) HM
An important landmark in downtown Floresville, this building dates to the earliest years of the 20th century. Although records have not been found to pinpoint the exact date of construction, it was built sometime between 1902 and 1907. A 1909 . . . — — Map (db m130343) HM
On 3rd Street north of D Street, on the right when traveling north.
Created February 13, 1860
Organized August 6, 1860
Named in honor of
James Charles Wilson
1816 – 1861
Member of the Mier Expedition
District Clerk of Brazoria County, 1844
Senator from Matagorda County
Floresville, . . . — — Map (db m117636) HM
On 3rd Street north of D Street, on the right when traveling north.
Constructed in 1884, this courthouse replaced one built soon after Floresville was chosen Wilson County seat in 1871. Designed by noted San Antonio architect Alfred Giles, this Italianate structure was constructed of bricks made in a local . . . — — Map (db m118723) HM
On Farm to Market Road 541 at Farm to Market Road 1347, on the right when traveling south on Road 541.
In 1880, about sixty families of Polish descent (Silesian Poles) bought the land in this sparsely settled area. After their arrival, the town became known as Kosciuszko, named after the noted Polish American hero, General Thaddeus Kosciuszko. In . . . — — Map (db m131924) HM
On Farm to Market Road 775, 0.3 miles north of Elm Country Drive (County Highway 340), on the left when traveling north.
Susanna Wilkerson Dickinson (ca. 1814-1883), wife of Almaron Dickinson, killed at the Alamo, survived the battle. General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna gave her a letter dated March 7, 1836 for Sam Houston in Gonzales. Susanna travelled east from . . . — — Map (db m167601) HM
On U.S. 87 at San Antonio Road, on the left when traveling west on U.S. 87.
The family of Henry Applewhite (1630-1704), who sailed from England to Jamestown, Virginia, in 1656, remained in Virginia for several generations. Applewhite's descendant, Thomas Applewhite, was born in North Carolina in 1791 and served as a . . . — — Map (db m167784) HM
Beall Cemetery, located in the Young Perry Alsbury Survey, began as a family burial ground on the farm of early settlers Erasmus (Erastus) and Elizabeth Brinkley Beall, parents of six sons and four daughters. The Beall family migrated to Texas . . . — — Map (db m205671) HM
On Bluebonnet Drive (Farm to Market Road 775) at D L Vest, on the right when traveling west on Bluebonnet Drive.
Set to work U.D. June 23, 1858. Chartered June 16, 1859. Named for Dr. Robt. W. Brahan. John Rhodes King, first Worshipful Master. Members included veterans of Texas War for Independence, Mier Expedition, Mexican War, Indian campaigns. They . . . — — Map (db m167780) HM
On Farm to Market Road 539 at County Highway 337, on the left when traveling north on Highway 539.
John Murphy McAlister (1807-1885) and his wife, Isabella (McClain) (1817-1872), settled in La Vernia with their family in the early 1850s. In 1857, they purchased several hundred acres of land on the southwest bank of Cibolo Creek. The natural . . . — — Map (db m167561) HM
On Farm to Market Road 775, 0.3 miles south of Elm Country Drive (County Highway 340), on the left when traveling north.
During the Mexican Administration of Texas, a road connected the settlement of Gonzales in the DeWitt Colony to San Antonio de Bexar, known as the Gonzales Road approximately twenty two miles east of San Antonio, the road crossed the Cibolo Creek, . . . — — Map (db m167597) HM
On U.S. 87 at Bluebonnet Drive, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 87.
This oak tree was grown from an acorn saved from the Deaf Smith tree which stood for almost 180 years on what is now the Circle N Dairy, about 300 yards from FM 775, near the Wilson-Guadalupe County line. In 1835, high up in that tall oak, where . . . — — Map (db m167731) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1346, 0.8 miles north of U.S. 87, on the left when traveling west.
This cemetery traces its beginnings to the formation of Immanuel Lutheran Church of La Vernia, which began in 1901. The congregation, mostly of German descent, soon found itself in need of a cemetery. In 1902, Gustav and Bertha Schroeder donated . . . — — Map (db m167788) HM
On Seguin Road (Farm to Market Road 775) at Hackberry, on the right when traveling west on Seguin Road.
German immigrants settled in the nearby New Berlin community on Elm Creek in the 1870s and founded a congregation known as Christ Lutheran Church. After the arrival of the San Antonio and Gulf Railroad in 1893, many church members moved to La . . . — — Map (db m167657) HM
On Chihuahua Street at Bluebonnet Drive, on the left when traveling west on Chihuahua Street.
Established about 1846 or 1847 by Claiborne Rector, who built a stage stop and blacksmith shop here to serve travelers on the Chihuahua Road, a major trail in early Texas. Main Street today follows route of the old road. Settlement was called . . . — — Map (db m167673) HM
On Bluebonnet Drive (Farm to Market Road 775) at D L Vest, on the left when traveling west on Bluebonnet Drive.
Post Oak Zion Evangelical Church organized 1885. In 1886 it's bell was dedicated. A storm destroyed the chapel in 1929. It was rebuilt in 1940. In 1946 the Evangelicals and United Brethren in Christ merged into the Evangelical United Brethren . . . — — Map (db m167840) HM
On Bluebonnet Drive (Farm to Market Road 775) at D L Vest, on the left when traveling west on Bluebonnet Drive.
Earliest services of this church were held near here, at Bethesda, in 1853 by The Rev. J.S. McGee, a circuit rider. In 1876, La Vernia Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was organized with The Rev. John E. Vernor as pastor. By tradition the . . . — — Map (db m167782) HM
On Farm to Market Road 539 at Polly Lane, on the right when traveling north on Highway 539.
The oil discovery in this field in 1955 was the most extensive and significant in the area. It was preceded, however, by several earlier strikes. Maple C. Hughes, a wealthy rice farmer from Louisiana, drilled the Austin Chalk formation on property . . . — — Map (db m167560) HM
