First Race Course

Near this spot pioneers in 1780 established the starting point of the first race path in Kentucky, extending southward one quarter mile.

Marker is on South Broadway (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Site of Tenth Street Methodist Church

Austin Methodists organized in 1840 and began in 1847 worshiping at Congress and 4th Street. This site was purchased in 1853 and a building begun under the Rev. John W. Phillips (1821-1891). In 1883, the Rev. A.E. Goodwyn (1818-1902) led ...

Site of John Bremond & Company

New York native John Bremond (1813-1866) built a dry goods store at this site as early as 1847. Soon, his dry goods department faced Pecan (Sixth) Street, and the grocery department faced Brazos Street. Active civically, he served as a ...

The Lay of the Land

The Watchung Mountains belong to a chain of ridges running from New Brunswick to West Point. They shielded the army from the British in New York City and helped protect the roads from Philadelphia to New England by way of ...

Jefferson Davis

For three years (1821-1824) while a student at Transylvania University Jefferson Davis (afterwards President of Southern Confederacy) lived here with Joseph Ficklin then Postmaster of Lexington.

Marker is at the intersection of High Street (State Road 1974) and Limestone Street, on ...

Stephen F. Austin Hotel

To meet the needs of the growing Austin community, T.B. Baker, President of Baker Hotels, opened a hotel in 1924 at this site, previously occupied by the Keystona Hotel. Baker’s new facility, initially to be called “The Texas,” was named ...

Early Stages of Stuart's Ride Around McClellan

Confederate Brig. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart with his 1,200 cavalrymen rode past this spot on the morning of 12 June 1862, heading west. On a mission to gather intelligence about Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the ...

In Memory of Officers of the C.S.A.

Leeds Episcopal Church

In Memory of

Officers of the

C.S.A.

who were associated

with this parish

Gen. Turner Ashby

Col. Robt. M. Stribling

Col. Jas. Keith Marshall

Maj. John Ambler

Capt. Richard Ashby

Capt. Wm. C. Marshall

Capt. J.C. Little

Lt. Jas. M. Marshall

Lt. Gray Carroll

Lt. H.C. Stribling

Lt. Wm. N. Green

Adjt. J. A. ...

Farmer’s Telephone Company

1225 Eddy Street

Built in the early 1900’s and known at

that time as the “Nevada Consolidated

Telephone and Telegraph Company,” only

five telephone lines were originally

installed in Gardnerville. “Long

Distance Connections Available” was

printed in the Gardnerville section of

the ...

City of Manor

In area first settled by James Manor (1804-1881), who came from Tennessee with Sam Houston in 1832, later returning for his family and a sister and brother. Until 1852, area was subject to Indian raids. Other pioneers included A.F., W.M., ...