Stone House – Battlefield Landmark

This building links today’s landscape to the battlefield scene. The roadbeds have not changed; thousands of soldiers noticed the Stone House as they marched through this strategic intersection.

During both battles Federals turned the former tavern into a field hospital. Bloody ...

Jack and Ida Mitchell

Modern Pioneers, Miner and Geologist

who helped to preserve these caverns

Marker is at the intersection of Essex Road and Black Canyon Road, on the right when traveling north on Essex Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Samuel Augustus Maverick

Site of Home (1850 to 1870)

A native of South Carolina; came to San Antonio in 1835; was guide for Ben Mailam and other leaders in first attack on San Antonio by Texas Army, Dec. 1835. As Bexar Delegate, Maverick signed ...

Scottish Rite Cathedral

Scottish Rite Masonry in San Antonio dates to 1912, when a charter was granted by the sovereign grand inspector general of Texas. The organization grew slowly until World War I, when many soldiers stationed in San Antonio became members. This ...

Bartow County

Originally Cass, Bartow County was created by Act of Dec. 3, 1832 from Cherokee County. The name was changed Dec. 6, 1861 to honor Gen. Francis S. Bartow (1816-1861), Confederate political leader and soldier, who fell mortally wounded at the ...

French Markets

The Garden Club of Princeton a founding member of the Garden Club of America established the French Markets during World War I for French War Relief and later for The Club’s Civic Projects These markets have been held in the ...

The Princeton Bell

(One of the very few relics left of the famous war vessel)

This bell was especially cast for the U.S.S. Princeton, which was commanded by our late fellow-townsman, the illustrious Captain Robert F. Stockton, under whose patronage “The Princeton” was built. ...

Benjamin Grier Collins

1845–1929 A pioneer who devoted his life to the religious and social welfare of his town and county. • A benefactor to rich and poor who gave wholeheartedly of his time and talents to the enrichment of his fellow man. ...

Battery Ricketts

Civil War Defenses of Washington

Earthworks of Battery Ricketts are visible inside the wooded area in front of you.

Battery Ricketts, built to defend an area in front of Fort Stanton, was named for Maj. Gen. James B. Ricketts.

Marker ...

Moon Williamson Log House

Historic Fallsington

Quaker Samuel Moon resided here in the late 1700s and early 1800s. As a well known carpenter, he was particularly skilled in making Windsor chairs. This celebrated and prized antique originally served a functional role in public buildings ...