On East Hanson Street at South Bonham Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Hanson Street.
World War I
May 16, 1917
July 1, 1921
Reverse Side
World War I
1917 - 1921
Americans Fought to Insure the Rights and Liberties of Small Nations, to Bring Peace and Safety to All Nations and to Make the World Safe for . . . — — Map (db m206664) WM
On East Hanson Street at South Bonham Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Hanson Street.
World War II
Dec. 7, 1941
Dec. 31, 1946
Reverse Side
World War II
1941 - 1946
America Is Free Because of the Courage, Sacrifices and Lives of Our Men and Women Who Fought and Died ..... From the Atlantic to the Pacific, . . . — — Map (db m206660) WM
On North Church Street at Cook Street, on the left when traveling south on North Church Street.
From September 1937 until August 2004, this red brick building housed the city's government, volunteer fire department, police department and public library in various combinations. Prior to 1937, the City conducted its business in rented quarters . . . — — Map (db m206724) HM
On South Colbert Street, 0.1 miles north of Lacour Street, on the left when traveling south.
By 1883, Liberty County maintained 53 schools, including 19 African American schools. The average school term was three months for ages 8-14 but the only school for children in Dayton was located near the settlements of Stilson and Fouts.
In . . . — — Map (db m206767) HM
On Cook Street at North Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Cook Street.
In 1915, Dayton farmers' wives were having difficulty marketing left-over eggs after meeting their own needs. Especially in summer, the prices were too low and the quality less than desirable. Believing this to be an important problem, the county . . . — — Map (db m206721) HM
On Cook Street at North Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Cook Street.
We the citizens of Dayton dedicate this monument to the memory of these servicemen of World War II who gave their lives so that we may enjoy freedom we shall forever remember their ultimate sacrifice for us.
Douglas D. Barrow 1st Lt. . . . — — Map (db m208592) WM
On North Highway 146 (U.S. 90) at North Church Street, on the right when traveling west on North Highway 146.
Following the War Between the States, planters in the area stocked their lands with cattle and horses. Ranching was the primary business around Dayton until the turn of the twentieth century when rice farming and lumbering became the big industries . . . — — Map (db m206756) HM
On North Highway 146 (U.S. 90) at North Church Street, on the right when traveling west on North Highway 146.
During its settlement, Dayton was called West Liberty and was considered part of the original town of Liberty, founded in 1831 on a four-league Mexican land grant known as Villa de la Santissma Trinidad de la Libertad. By 1837 it was called Liberty. . . . — — Map (db m206761) HM
On North Highway 146 (U.S. 90) at North Church Street, on the right when traveling west on North Highway 146.
Isaiah Cates Day, for whom the town of Dayton is named, was born in Shelby Co. Tennessee on June 12, 1812. His family tradition says that he came to Texas in 1830 with Sam Houston, with whom he remained a life-long friend. Day married Alice D. . . . — — Map (db m206762) HM
On West Houston Street at Hill Street, on the right when traveling east on West Houston Street.
Dayton began as part of the City of Liberty. The children who lived here were either educated at home, across the river in the main part of Liberty, or not at all. In 1849, a board of trustees formed a committee to establish a school for these . . . — — Map (db m128338) HM
On Cook Street at North Church Street, on the left when traveling west on Cook Street.
Dayton suffered two devastating fires in the early decades of the 20th century. The first took place in 1913 on Railroad Avenue (Depot Street today). It burned or damaged many businesses that were constructed of lumber. A second fire in 1929 burned . . . — — Map (db m206765) HM
On North Highway 146 (U.S. 90) at North Church Street, on the right when traveling west on North Highway 146.
The early history of Dayton's African American Community is a story of struggle but also of endurance and perseverance. In the mid 19th century there were approximately 100 slaves in the Dayton area. After news arrived in Texas of the Emancipation . . . — — Map (db m206727) HM
On South Church Street at East Houston Street on South Church Street.
The First Baptist congregation in Dayton was formed in 1878, when ten worshipers gathered together to begin a church. A one-room schoolhouse located on what is now East Cook Street, was used for worship services until 1895.
The church's first . . . — — Map (db m195885) HM
On South Cleveland Street at West Houston Street, on the right when traveling south on South Cleveland Street.
Methodist worship services were conducted in West Liberty, later known as Dayton, as early as 1855. By 1900 the First Methodist Church had a full-time pastor, the Rev. G. T. Newberry, who conducted services in the Dayton schoolhouse on North Main . . . — — Map (db m128339) HM
On East Clayton Street (Farm to Market Road 1008) at Park Road, on the left on East Clayton Street.
According to local tradition, this cemetery derives its name from a group of French settlers who were killed and buried near the site sometime during the 18th century. Although no physical evidence of the French burials has been found, the name has . . . — — Map (db m195689) HM
Soldier in Capt. William Logan's company, 2nd Regiment, Volunteers, Texas War for Independence, 1836.
Born in Highland County, Ohio, came to Texas with his father, Aaron Cherry, 1818. Settled near a Coushatta Indian village. In 1838 by . . . — — Map (db m179185) HM
On North Main Street at Oakdale Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
Built in 1917 by Dayton newspaper owner, editor, publisher and Justice of the Peace Walter S. Neel on a 1.66 acre lot he purchased in 1914, this house is a typical American foursquare style home. Constructed in two months, the four bedroom house . . . — — Map (db m195679) HM
On South Colbert Street, 0.2 miles south of East Young Street, on the left when traveling south.
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church was organized in 1871 at Goat Hill, three (3) miles northeast of Dayton under the leadership of Rev. Sip Baldwin. A new site was purchased; however, construction materials bogged down on the property of Isaac Combs who . . . — — Map (db m206770) HM
On South Cleveland Street at Ripkowski Drive, on the left when traveling south on South Cleveland Street.
The Twelve Cypress Trees Are Dedicated as Living Memorials to the 12 Sons of Stash and Mattie Ripkowski Who Showed Valor and Honor by Answering Their Country's Call to Military Service, Most During War Time and Survived, to Return Home . . . — — Map (db m206563) WM
Near State Highway 321 at County Road 300, on the right when traveling south.
Also known as Ryan's Graveyard, this historic burial ground served the rural community of Tarkington since at least the 1860s. Named for early pioneer settler Burton B. Tarkington, the farming and ranching community also known as Tarkington . . . — — Map (db m179186) HM
On North Church Street at Cook Street, on the left when traveling south on North Church Street.
In the early morning hours of Thursday, June 15, 1950, the City of Dayton experienced its first (and only as of 2019) fatality of a law enforcement officer. There was not yet a Dayton Police Department - that came in 1956. The law was handled by a . . . — — Map (db m206722) HM
Famous flight of Texians to escape Santa Anna's invading Mexican army. Tales of the Alamo butchery on March 6, 1836, and the continuing retreat of Gen. Sam Houston's army prompted colonists to abandon homes and property and seek refuge in east . . . — — Map (db m128333) HM
On South Cleveland Street at Ripkowski Drive, on the left when traveling south on South Cleveland Street.
As first generation Americans, Stash and Mattie Ripkowski were extremely hard working, religious people who raised their sixteen children to be passionately patriotic and rise to challenges at hand. The family moved to Dayton in 1932 and began . . . — — Map (db m206561) HM
On County Highway 686 at Stoesser Road (County Highway 622), on the left when traveling west on County Highway 686.
Around 1900, the farming community known as Eastgate began to develop west of Dayton. Czech families moved to the area to farm and make their homes. The Janacek, Vyoral, Kovalcik, Hajovsky, Buchta, Jarma, Kolarik and Fisher families were the first . . . — — Map (db m206560) HM
On Farm to Market Road 834, 1 mile east of Farm to Market Road 1011, on the left when traveling west.
This congregation traces its history to 1876 when the Reverend J.R.D. Taylor (1851-1882) established a Methodist Church named China Grove. Early worship services were held in a log church building located nearby.
A chapel was constructed in . . . — — Map (db m195821) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1011 at North Main Street (State Highway 146), on the right when traveling north on Road 1011.
A Spanish settlement on the Atascosito road was established here in 1757 to prevent French trade with the Indians. Four and one-half miles west of here the road crossed the Trinity. There Alonso de Leon, Spanish explorer, crossed in 1690. The road . . . — — Map (db m116714) HM
On Bowie Street at Edgewood Street, on the left when traveling north on Bowie Street.
Also known as the Bryan-Williams Cemetery or the Kersting Cemetery, this family burial ground is the resting place for some of Liberty County's most prominent citizens. One of the oldest graves is that of Luke Bryan (1807-69), veteran of the Battle . . . — — Map (db m195836) HM
On Wallisville Road (Farm to Market Road 563) 1 mile south of Santa Anna Avenue (U.S. 90), on the right when traveling south.
In 1943 Liberty County Agricultural Agent Gordon Hart and a rice farm labor committee consisting of J.M. Rich, Jimmy Trousdale, M. E. Peterson, Pat Boyt and J.F. Clark negotiated an agreement with the U.S. Army to deliver German prisoners of war, . . . — — Map (db m206569) HM
On Sam Houston Street west of Main Street (Highway 227), on the right when traveling west.
Born in North Carolina
September 17, 1802
Moved to Liberty 1832
Died in Houston, November 22, 1839
Organized and commanded 3rd Co.
2nd Regiment Texas Volunteers
Battle of San Jacinto
First sheriff of Liberty County . . . — — Map (db m117004) HM
On Trinity Street, on the left when traveling west.
Originally one of the five squares platted for public use in 1831 by J. Francisco Madero, General Land Commissioner appointed by the Mexican government to survey and grant long-awaited land titles to Texan colonists of the Atascosito area in . . . — — Map (db m128337) HM
On Grand Avenue at Bowie Street, on the left when traveling west on Grand Avenue.
In 1853, twenty-two years after Francisco Madero founded the Villa de la Santissima Trinidad de la Libertad, now the town of Liberty, the Rev. Petrus Marie LaCour came to this area. A native of France, he served as the first pastor of the Immaculate . . . — — Map (db m195840) HM
In 1848, eleven years after Liberty was incorporated, the town's trustees appointed a committee to select a suitable location for a community burial ground. Subsequently, this four-acre tract of land was chosen as the city cemetery. Local leaders . . . — — Map (db m195842) HM
On Grand Avenue at San Jacinto Street, on the left when traveling east on Grand Avenue.
One of the oldest existing structures in Liberty, this home was built about 1860 by Judge Charles L. Cleveland. It was sold to Frederich F. Foscue in 1870, and William Samuel Partlow bought the property in 1886. Noted as an uncommon example of late . . . — — Map (db m195827) HM
On Sam Houston Street, on the right when traveling west.
Edward Bradford Pickett was a war veteran, lawyer and State Senator who resided in Liberty County. He was born in 1823 or 1824 in Statesville (Wilson Co.), Tennessee. In 1848, he enlisted as a private, serving in the U.S.-Mexico War. By 1851, . . . — — Map (db m117038) HM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
The commercial buildings near the courthouse square have played important roles in the economic development of Liberty. German immigrant Henry Steusoff opened a dry goods store in 1866 and a grocery store in 1899 in this block.
In 1896 the new . . . — — Map (db m117036) HM
On Fannin Street, on the right when traveling north.
Virginia native Edward Thomas Branch came to Texas in 1835 and settled in Liberty. As a First Sergeant in the Texas Volunteers, he participated in the Battle of San Jacinto, and remained in the army as a Second Lieutenant until October 1836. He . . . — — Map (db m243127) HM
Born in Franklin County, Georgia
January 25, 1803 Died at Liberty, Texas, April 20 1878 An officer at the Siege of Bexar and at San Jacinto 1837 appointed by Congress Surveyor of Liberty County 1841, Colonel of the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd . . . — — Map (db m195844) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1011, 0.7 miles north of North Main Street (State Highway 146), on the right when traveling north.
Dr. E.J. Gillard (1808-75) brought his family to Texas from Louisiana in 1845. About 1848 he built this home on his plantation east of Liberty. Constructed of native woods, it features Greek Revival styling with Creole influences. Unique features of . . . — — Map (db m195712) HM
On Lakeland Drive, 0.2 miles east of Jefferson Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Jackson Hawkins Griffin (1818-1864) came to Liberty in 1835. A member of the Liberty Volunteers during the Texas Revolution, he participated in the Siege of Bexar. His home near this site was often used as a boarding house for families new to the . . . — — Map (db m195825) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1011 at North Main Street (State Highway 146), on the right when traveling north on Highway 1011.
George Orr first came to Texas in 1813 as a member of the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition. He returned in 1821 with his family and established a home at this site on the Old Atascosito Road. The Orr home was an important stopping place for travelers. Orr . . . — — Map (db m117003) HM
On Travis Street, on the right when traveling south.
James B. Woods, the third representative of the Municipality of Liberty to sign the Texas Declaration of Independence, was born on January 21, 1802 in Kentucky. He arrived in Texas in 1830 and settled in the Atascosito Libertad area of Mexico (now . . . — — Map (db m116825) HM
To
Generals Charles Lallemand,
Antoine Rigaud, the veterans
of the Napoleonic Wars and
other French settlers,
who, after many trials and adventures, came to Texas in the spring of 1818 to found on the banks of the Trinity River the . . . — — Map (db m128335) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1011 at North Main Street (State Highway 146), on the left when traveling south on Highway 1011.
Atascosito, established Indian Village prior to 1690. Established as District on Atascosito Road by Spanish government in 1857 to prevent French trade with Indians. — — Map (db m117190) HM
On U.S. 90, 0.7 miles east of Texas Highway 146, on the right when traveling west.
A trail across this region traveled and described by Alonso de Leon in 1690 became the "La Bahía" or "Lower Road" in the 18th century. First settlement, Atascocita, established in 1757. The town established May 5, 1831 as the "Villa de la Santísima . . . — — Map (db m121260) HM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
The home of the Orcoquisac Indians. An East – West trail across the region traveled by Alonso De Leon in 1690 became the “La Bahia” or “Lower Road” of the 18th century and the Opelousas Road of the 19th. At the point . . . — — Map (db m117041) HM
On Fannin Street, on the right when traveling north.
Organized in 1848 and chartered the following year, the Liberty Masonic Lodge had an initial membership of eleven. Charter members included William J. Mills, W. C. Abbott, E. T. Branch, B. W. Hardin, William Beazley, Jesse Devore, Reason Green, . . . — — Map (db m243129) HM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
Late in 1840, the Rev. Hugh Fields, migrating to Texas from Mississippi, preached the first Methodist sermon in Liberty in the log courthouse. Liberty was one of 17 communities in the Republic of Texas to receive a ministerial appointment from the . . . — — Map (db m116826) HM
On Bowie Street at Edgewood Street, on the left when traveling north on Bowie Street.
A Soldier in the Army of Texas, 1835 A Participant in the Battle of San Jacinto Born in Louisiana October 7, 1807 Died October 7, 1869 — — Map (db m195837) HM
Following the decisive Battle of San Jacinto in the Texas War for Independence, most of the Mexicans captured in the battle were taken to Galveston. Problems concerning a lack of provisions and the threat of attack persuaded Texas President David G. . . . — — Map (db m128334) HM
Tennessee native Milton Hardin moved to Texas in 1828 with his parents, settling in present day Liberty County. In 1835 he fought at the Battle of Concepcion and the Siege of Bexar and secured a land grant for his service. He later sold the land . . . — — Map (db m195850) HM
On Travis Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built to capitalize on oil boom prosperity, the Ott Hotel became a Liberty landmark. The regional economy in the early 20th century focused on trade, timber and agriculture. The discovery of large oil fields, including Batson (15 mi. NE) and South . . . — — Map (db m116824) HM
On Travis Street south of Trinity Street, on the right when traveling south.
J. Francisco Madero, appointed by Mexican government to grant land titles, platted Liberty town tract, 1831, with 49 squares in inner city. Five were set aside for public usage — this square has always been site of municipal buildings.
In . . . — — Map (db m116713) HM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Originally mapped 1831, according to laws of "Coahuila and Texas", then the northernmost state of Mexico. Prison sentences were to be worked out here. By 1885, though, this square was in the mercantile section of town, and the plaza to the east . . . — — Map (db m116829) HM
On Main Street at Sam Houston Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Originally mapped in 1831 as a public plaza by the Mexican government, this was one of five such squares in the town of Liberty. Although this plaza was sold early to private individuals and did not become a public square, it has always been part . . . — — Map (db m116827) HM
On Sam Houston Street west of Milam Street, on the right when traveling west.
This block of the inner town of Liberty was set aside and designated for Catholic use in 1831 by J. Francisco Madero, commissioner for the Mexican state of Coahuila-Texas.
In April 1846, the Methodist Episcopal Church petitioned the town board . . . — — Map (db m116712) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1011, 0.7 miles north of North Main Street (Farm to Market Road 146), on the right when traveling north.
Texas statesman Price Daniel (1910-1988) was born in nearby Dayton, the son of M.P. and Nannie Partlow Daniel. His career in state and national politics spanned six decades and included service in all three branches of state government.
After . . . — — Map (db m195710) HM
Near Bowie Street at Edgewood Street, on the left when traveling north.
An Officer in the Army of Texas 1835 - 1836 Born in Louisiana March 11, 1810 Died April 19, 1873 His Wife Mary A. Merriman Bryan Born August 6, 1817 Died January 13, 1861 — — Map (db m206773) HM
On Main Street (State Road 227) at Sam Houston Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Pioneer, lawyer, statesman, and leader of the Texas victory over Mexico at San Jacinto, General Sam Houston began a relationship with Liberty County in 1833 that was based on land ownership which continued until his death in 1863. During those years . . . — — Map (db m117002) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1011, 0.7 miles north of North Main Street (Farm to Market Road 146), on the right when traveling north.
A regional historical depository constructed in 1976-1977 by the Texas Library and Historical Commission to serve the ten southeast Texas counties carved from the original Atascosito Liberty District of the Republic of Mexico. These counties are . . . — — Map (db m195704) HM
On Sam Houston Street west of Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Benjamin Franklin Hardin (1803-1878) came to this area with other members of his family in 1826. Settling in the Atascosito District of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Texas, Franklin Hardin was named surveyor of the district in 1834. As a member of . . . — — Map (db m116711) HM
On Sam Houston Street at Austin Street, on the right when traveling east on Sam Houston Street.
In 1859 Bishop John Mary Odin sent a group of Ursulines from Galveston to Liberty to establish a convent and girls' school. Under the leadership of an energetic French nun, Mother Ambroise, the Sisters bought land at this site and erected two frame . . . — — Map (db m116710) HM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
For well over one hundred years, the Tarver Abstract Company has provided real property title information to the citizens of Liberty County. Thomas Carey Tarver (1846-1925), a native of Tennessee, moved to Texas as a young boy. He served in the . . . — — Map (db m117062) HM
On Grand Avenue at Sue Street, on the left when traveling east on Grand Avenue.
In 1938 Ruth Canfield, after hearing from her sister Frances Stramblad how warm winters were in Liberty, relocated the Canfield family from North Dakota to these four lots on Grand Avenue. With daughters Florence, Frances and Patricia, Ruth Canfield . . . — — Map (db m195826) HM
On Sam Houston Street west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
The town of Liberty served as the seat of government for the municipality of Liberty, one of 23 territories in Texas established by Mexico in the 1830s. The first courthouse was erected here in 1831 and was made of hewn logs. Municipalities were . . . — — Map (db m116709) HM
As the longest river with its drainage basin entirely within Texas, the Trinity River's watershed covers 18,000 square miles flowing 715 river miles through 37 Texas counties. Native Americans referred to the Trinity as the Arkikosa or . . . — — Map (db m128336) HM
On Wallisville Road (Farm to Market Road 563) 1 mile south of Santa Anna Avenue (U.S. 90), on the right when traveling south.
At the turn of the 20th century, Liberty was a thriving and growing city with many commercial buildings, hotels, schools and churches. In April, 1909, a devastating fire destroyed much of downtown. As Liberty began to rebuild, the Business League . . . — — Map (db m206567) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1011, 1 mile north of North Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Delegate to the Second Convention of Texas, 1833 Alcalde of Liberty Municipality, 1835 First Judge of the Municipality Born in Franklin County, Georgia March 25, 1801 Died in Galveston June 28, 1839 — — Map (db m195713) HM
On North Travis Street at Magnolia Street, on the left when traveling north on North Travis Street.
Henrietta "Yettie" Kersting was born in Giddings, Texas, on October 17th, 1863, daughter of Louisa (Johnson) and Henry Kersting, a German immigrant farmer. Yettie received a public education and early business experience in Lee County. At the turn . . . — — Map (db m206788) HM
On U.S. 90 at County Highway 496, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 90.
The community of Stilson traces its origins to the arrival in the 1890s of the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. Out-of-state developers O.H. Stilson and Rodney Hill bought land in 1896 and immediately began planning a town. They advertised the new . . . — — Map (db m195678) HM
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