Col. Robert Patterson

1753 - 1827

Explorer, surveyor, patriot, statesman, farmer, manufacturer, a leader in education, religion, good government, industry and transportation. Served in the Revolutionary War, the Indian Wars and War of 1812. Founded Lexington, Ky., and built its first house in 1776. ...

Jacob Nelson "Nellie" Fox

(1927-1975)

1997 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. Second baseman for the Chicago White Sox (1950-1963). Known for his passion and work ethic, Fox was an AL MVP (1959), a 3-time Gold Glove Award winner, and a 12-time All-Star. His boyhood home ...

Harry Fishburne Estill

Fifth President of Sam Houston State University

Estill was valedictorian of the Sam Houston Normal Institute's first senior class in 1880 and spent 55 years on campus as student, faculty member, and president. He authored early United States history texts for ...

Kilbourn City

Kilbourn Landmark

The first bridge on this site, a wooden structure, was completed in 1857. Byron Kilbourn, land speculator and politician promoted the site. Through his influence the LaCrosse and Milwaukee Railroad crossed the river here instead of at Newport, 2 ...

Rebecca Kilgore Stuart Red

1827 - 1886

Rebecca Jane Kilgore Stuart became principal of Live Oak Female Seminary in Washington County, Texas, in 1853. In 1854 she married Dr. George Clark Red and continued teaching. The Reds moved to Austin in 1876, and opened Stuart ...

Elliott Toulmin Bowers

Ninth President of Sam Houston State University

Elliott Bowers entered Sam Houston State Teachers College in 1937 and completed his bachelor’s and master's degrees in Music by 1942. He earned a doctorate in Educational Administration at the University of Houston in ...

Dillsboro

The town was laid out by Mathias Whetstone in 1830, and named for General James Dill, soldier in the War of 1812, first county recorder, a member of the Indiana 1816 Constitutional Convention, military associate and friend of Generals William ...

Phelps' Brigade

Baird's Division - Palmer's Corps.

Phelps' Brigade

Baird's Division - Palmer's Corps.

Col. Edward H. Phelp's.

Col. William H. Hays.

Nov. 25, 1863, 5 p.m.

10th Indiana - Lieut. Col. Marsh B. Taylor.

74th Indiana - Lieut. Col. Myron Baker.

4th Kentucky - Maj. Robert M. Kelly.

10th Kentucky ...

The Archibald Irwin House

On September 26, 2003, this property was nearly destroyed by fire. Located in the northwest corner in a two-story log house built in 1791-1792 by Archibald Irwin. Irwin's granddaughter Jane married William Henry Harrison, Jr., and served as First Lady ...

Original Site of The Steamboat House

Dr. Rufus W. Bailey, a teacher, minister and attorney educated in New England, came to Huntsville as a language professor at Austin College in 1855. He acquired an eight-acre tract on this site and erected a house which he named ...