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76 TEXAS ALMANAC-1964-1965
Lynch. Now known as Lynchburg Ferry. Near
Deepwater is site of home of Dr. George Mof-
fit Patrick, pioneer surveyor, where Texas
army camped after battle of San Jacinto.
Near Baytown is site of one of Gen. Sam
Houston's homes; constructed 1860; he lived
there part of 1861 and 1862. At Main and
Preston Streets, Houston, is site of first
executive mansion of Republic of Texas. At
Houston is site of Shelter House, built 1837;
Dr. Carrington house, built about 1850; Mu-
seum of Texas Dental College, built 1837. Off
State Highway 225 at Pasadena is marker at
site of Vince's Bridge over Vince's Bayou,
destroyed by Deaf Smith to prevent retreat of
Santa Anna and Mexican cavalry. Site of
capture of Santa Anna is marked with granite
monument at Pasadena. Humble was com-
munity of ranchers as early as 1836 when
Santa Anna marched across Harris County;
families of pioneers still live on lands ob-
tained by Spanish land grants. Oil was dis-
covered in Humble in 1884 by J. H. Slaughter;
first gusher brought in on Lewis Long lease
in 1904. Humble Oil Co. organized at Humble,
later moved to Baytown.
HARRISON: At Marshall is site of Wyaluc.
ing, built in 1850 by Beverly Lafayette Hol-
comb, one of the first brick homes in Mar-
shall. Used by Bishop College from 1880 until
the school moved to Dallas; the building was
demolished in 1962. In Marshall were the
old dwellings used in the early 1860s as
"capitol" and "Governor's Mansion" of Mis-
souri where Lt. Gov. Thomas C. Reynolds
and staff, Civil War refugees from their own
state, set up headquarters, giving this Texas
town the distinction of having once been the
capital of Missouri. Governor's mansion torn
down in 1950. Trinity Episcopal Church, one
of oldest Episcopal churches in Texas, found-
ed Dec. 25, 1850, at Marshall. At Leigh is
home of J. J. Webster, built in 1845, first
home in Texas in which concrete was used.
Home built by Col. William Thomas Scott in
1834 is at Scottsville, founded by him. Old
Henderson Place, eight miles north of Mar-
shall, stagecoach stop on Shreveport-Sulphur
Springs route. On high school campus at Mar-
shall is site of Marshall University; incorpo-
rated Jan. 19, 1842; leading educational insti-
tution in Northeast Texas until Civil War;
later became part of public school system of
Marshall. Marshall courthouse has marker
for Peter and Dicey Whetstone pioneer set-
tlers and donors in 1843 of site of City of
Marshall. Also, there is marker in memory of
Waiter P. Lane, San Jacinto hero. At Blocker
is Henry Ware Home (Oak Grove), built 1846.
At Karnack is MaJ. C. K. Andrews' home,
built 1845. At Leigh is Mimosa Hall, built
1844. At Marshall are old Sanders place, Maj.
E. J. Fry home, built 1847; James Starr
home (Maplecroft) built 1877, perfect condi-
tion. G. G. Gregg's General Store, built about
1850; George Satter Leather Shop, built about
1845; William Umbdenstock home, built 1877;
Edgemont (Mont Hall), built about 1844;
Sam Scott home; Frazier-Adair house built
in 1840's; Carter house, built about 1850. First
Methodist Church South, built about 1850;
Munce House, about 1850; Whetstone house,
about 1850. Old Evers home, built 1846, re-
moved to Woodlawn; still in good condition.
Caddo Indian burial ground discovered 10
miles south of Marshall.
HAYS: San Marcos Springs was early wa-
tering place. Near Driftwood are stone build-
ings of Johnson's Institute, early educational
institution, and site of Camp Ben McCulloch,
organized in 1896 as reunion camp for Confed-
erate veterans, named for Ben McCulloch.
Last reunion, Golden Jubilee, held Aug. 9,
1946. Northwest of San Marcos are remains of
old log cabin home of Gen. Edward Burleson,
occupied 1847-1851, monument erected in hon-
or of Burleson. Near San Marcos is markeron approximate site of Missions Nuestra Se-
nora de la Candelaria and San Ildefonso; orig-
inally established 1746-1749 on San Gabriel
River; removed to San Marcos River in 1755;
consolidated with San Saba de la Santa Cruz
in 1757. Near San Marcos is site of first town
of San Marcos, first known as Villa de San
Marcos de Neve; established Jan. 6, 1808,
abandoned 1812. Near Buda is site of Kuyken-
dall house, built 1850; near Dripping Springs
are the Dr. E. P. Shelton home, built 1850;
Dr. J. M. Pounds home, built 1850. Maj. Ed-
ward Burleson home, 1.5 miles northwest of
head of San Marcos River, now known as
Knispel place; in wonderful state of preserva-
tion. Major Burleson was son of General
Burleson. One-half mile off Highway 2 on
Lime Kiln Road is ancient pre-Civil War dis-
tillery; later used as lime kiln. A modern
house now stands on spot where original
home of Capt. Thomas G. McGehee stood, 3.5
miles from San Marcos on east bank of river.
William W. Moon home, first house in San
Marcos in 1845. Wimberley Mills, on Highway
80, built 1851 by William Winters as.saw mill,
then used for a grist mill; later bought by
Wimberley for whom town was named.
HEMPHILL: Old Buffalo Wallow Battle-
field in eastern part of county, 18 miles south-
east of Canadian.
HENDERSON: Site of Old Buffalo, former
county seat, established by John H. Reagan,
is on Trinity in west part of county. Kings-
boro Fort established in 1839.
HIDALGO: Camp Hidalgo. No trace left.
Camp Ricketts, at old Edinburg, now Hidalgo,
on the Rio Grande was established shortly
after the Civil War. Mission chapel five miles
south of Mission is last landmark of La Lo-
mita, founded by Oblate Fathers about 1850,
abandoned 1909, was second built by mission-
ary Catholics in Rio Grande Valley. Church
restored in 1937 by Catholic women of county.
Penitas, village about 14 miles southwest of
McAllen is one of oldest settlements in valley.
Sal del Rey, located in east part, is salt lake,
used since Spanish Colonial period. At ranch
of Macedonio Vela, in northwest Hidalgo
County, first oranges grown in Texas. Near
Mercedes is Chapel of Santa Maria, estab-
lished by Oblate Fathers about 1880. Near
Hidalgo is approximate site of Mission San
Joaquin del Monte a Visita, established 1749
as part of Jose de Escandon's project to
settle the region. Marker placed at site of old
county seat of Hidalgo, 1852-1908; known as
Edinburg in 1852, name changed in 1861 to
Hidalgo in honor of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla;
almost completely washed away by overflow
of Rio Grande in September, 1887. Has been
rebuilt and is now port of entry to Mexico.
Near Mission is site of home of William Jen-
nings Bryan, 1910-1916. San Juan Plantation,
south of City of San Juan, first development
by Anglo-Saxon in county, John Closner, who
was instrumental in developing Valley. Bell
from old steamer Bessie hangs in tower of
St. John's Church in San Juan. Tol ucca Ranch
near American end of Progreso International
Bridge, built by E. Saenz about 1892, well
preserved. Less than a mile west of Mercedes
is Mercedes Catholic Cemetery wherein lie
bones of Peter, Father Keralum, missionary
priest lost in 1872, remains not found until
1882; monument erected in his memory. Ob-
lates constructed thatched roof chapel in 1875
in his memory; new structure built in 1900
now standing. Town of Mission named for this
mission church. St. Peter's Novitiate School
named in his honor.
HILL: Fort Graham, reconstructed partly
with original stone, stands on a 50-acre site
near the Brazos in the western part of the
county. Established March 27, 1849; aban-
doned Nov. 9, 1853, after defenses against In-
dians had been built farther west. Eight
miles 'east of Itasca is site of Fort Smith, es-
tablished in 1843 during Republic of Texas..A
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