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Air Force Space and Missile Museum
St. Paul's Baptist Church -- 1865
This is the first Negro church established in Ander...
Site of First African American High School in Anderson County
Reed Street High School
After another high school wa...
Corsicana Public Library
The women's clubs of Corsicana were instrumental in openin...
Alva Everett Taylor
(July 19, 1891-Dec. 8, 1965)
Grassroots researcher-w...
Site of the Home of General James Longstreet
Lee’s “Old War Horse.”
Marker is at the intersection...
Old Bartow County Courthouse
Circa 1873
Has been placed on the
National Reg...
Polk County, C.S.A..
During Civil War, 1861-65, an area of piney woods, farms, ...
Civil War Site
On April 5, 1862, Company A of the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Inf...
Death at Point Lookout
It is hard to imagine this tranquil site as a place of sic...
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Air Force Space and Missile Museum
St. Paul's Baptist Church -- 1865
This is the first Negro church established in Anderson County. It was founded immediately after emancipation and incorporated in 1873. The Rev. Philip Morris was its first pastor. The present edifice, built in 1903, replaced two earlier frame sanctuaries and ...
Site of First African American High School in Anderson County
Reed Street High School
After another high school was built, Reed Street High was renamed Perry Elementary School.
Perry Elementary later became known as
Perry Child Development Center.
This memorial is dedicated to the students teachers and principals who were a part of these ...
Corsicana Public Library
The women's clubs of Corsicana were instrumental in opening the city's first public library in 1901 at W. 6th and
Main St. The city created a library board in 1904 and secured a construction grant from the Carnegie Corporation the ...
Alva Everett Taylor
(July 19, 1891-Dec. 8, 1965)
Grassroots researcher-writer and historical preservationist whose work led to development of this pioneer village.
Born near Dawson (10 mi. SW), Taylor attended Baylor University (1911-13), married Maud Stockard (1914), and was
father of 3 children. Farming, ...
Site of the Home of General James Longstreet
Lee’s “Old War Horse.”
Marker is at the intersection of Longstreet Circle and Park Hill Drive, on the left when traveling east on Longstreet Circle.
Courtesy hmdb.org
Old Bartow County Courthouse
Circa 1873
Has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
By the United States Department of the Interior
Marker is at the intersection of East Church Street and North Museum Drive, on the right when traveling west on East Church Street.
Courtesy ...
Polk County, C.S.A..
During Civil War, 1861-65, an area of piney woods, farms, thickets, with an Alabama-Coushatta Indian reservation. Had only 600 voters in 1860 but sent 900 soldiers into the Confederate Army.
Furnished 4 units to Hood's Texas Brigade (Co. B, 1st ...
Civil War Site
On April 5, 1862, Company A of the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry camped here during the occupation of the Raleigh Court House.
Marker is on Main Street, on the left when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
Death at Point Lookout
It is hard to imagine this tranquil site as a place of sickness, suffering and death. Yet during the Civil War, five graveyards marked Point Lookout.
Why so many graves? In 1863, Union forces chose this isolated spot for a ...