Texas Historical Marker #02684

J. T. Baker House. Built as a one-room cabin in the late 19th century, this vernacular dwelling was enlarged prior to 1900 by board-and-batten additions to the northwest and northeast. After John Thomas Baker acquired the house in 1900, he built a frame addition with porches to accommodate his large family. Although Baker died in 1914, his widow Harriet and their nine children continued to live here until the mid-1920s, and the house has remained in the Baker family. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1990 #2684

?, Blum, TX, United States

Texas Historical Marker #02685

J. W. Clampitt. Pioneer Texas cattleman and law officer. Reared in Denton County, he joined brother-in-law in ranching, 1883-1886. They moved to "free grass" county of Presidio and ran Chalk Valley Ranch. Sometimes had to drive cattle 50 miles to water. On the range, carried their food in typical pioneer "greasy sack". After losing herd in 1885-1886 drouth, Clampitt went into the hardware business with R. A. Hall in Ballinger. Served as second county sheriff-tax collector (1890-1896). By first wife Elizabeth (McAuley), he had 5 children; by second wife Callie (Mansker), 3. #2685

US 67, S. of Ballinger, Ballinger, TX, United States

Texas Historical Marker #02686

J. W. Fannin. SOUTH SIDE OF MONUMENT: Erected in memory of J. W. Fannin and his comrades in arms April A.D. 1885 NORTH SIDE: Remember the Alamo, Remember Goliad EAST SIDE: Massacred March 27, A.D. 1836 WEST SIDE: Independence declared March 2, A.D. 1836, consummated April 21, A.D. 1836 #2686

?, Goliad, TX, United States

Subjects

Col. James Fannin
(1804-1836) Texas Army Colonel

Texas Historical Marker #02687

J. W. Freeland. Served as city marshal of Hubbard 1895-1907, a period of local option prohibition and great lawlessness. Moved to Hillsboro and became superintendent of county poor farm. Elected sheriff 1910. After serving 2 terms, was elected mayor. Elected sheriff a second time in 1928; served until 1933. In 1933, he tracked down and arrested notorious Raymond Hamilton, member of the famous Clyde Barrow Gang. Recorded, 1968 #2687

?, Hillsboro, TX, United States

Texas Historical Marker #02688

J. W. Park Home. John Wilkes Park (1869-1921) and his wife, Willie Clinkscales Park (1869-1935), built this classical revival style home about 1908. Its massive Corinthian columns and other milled details reflect a popular turn-of-the century embrace of classicism. A Mississippi native, Park served as mayor of Itasca from 1916 to 1920. After John's death, Willie Park rented parts of the house. The home remained in the Park family until 1945. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1986 #2688

206 North Wesley Street, Itasca, TX, United States

Texas Historical Marker #02689

JA Ranch Cabin. Built about 1883, near a natural watering hole, as one of many line camps on the huge JA Ranch. Cowboys lived in these cabins year-round to ride range and keep 100 miles of fence in repair. A floor and new roof have been added. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1969 #2689

127 SW Main St., Tulia, TX, United States

Texas Historical Marker #02692

John L. Jones Ranch. ESTABLISHED ABOUT 1875 BY JIM IKE AND JOHN L. JONES (1852-1912). JOHN JONES DROVE THOUSANDS OF CATTLE TO KANSAS RAILHEADS, AND BY 1885 HAD HIS BROTHER'S INTEREST IN THE RANCH, WHICH HE INCREASED TO 25,000 ACRES. ORIGINALLY HE RAN LARGE HERDS OF CATTLE, BUT LATER ADDED SHEEP AND GOATS TO HIS RANCH. HE BUILT A STONE DRIFT FENCE, POSSIBLY FIRST IN COUNTY; PORTIONS OF THIS STILL STAND. HE WAS PERSUADED BY FRIENDS TO RUN FOR SHERIFF IN 1896, TO HELP RID THE COUNTY OF RUSTLERS; HE COMPLETED THE JOB IN ONE TERM. DESCENDANTS OWN MUCH OF THIS ORIGINAL RANCH PROPERTY TODAY. (1973) #2692

?, London, TX, United States

Texas Historical Marker #02693

John Sterling Durst Pioneer Minister. The son of pioneer Texans. John Sterling Durst (1841-1924) was born in Leon County. After service in the Confederate Army, a sermon moved him to join the Church of Christ ministry. When the Rev. Durst bought a nearby farm and moved his family here in 1883, Kimble County was still a frontier region. He preached in this area and on summer tours around the state. A respected leader, he served as county judge, 1902-1910, and as county school superintendent. He was married to Adelaide Reed (d. 1874) and then to Lilla Kittrell and had a large family. #2693

?, Junction, TX, United States

Texas Historical Marker #02694

Johnson Fork Colony. ONE OF FIRST SETTLEMENTS IN KIMBLE COUNTY, FOUNDED EARLY 1860'S ON LAND ONCE OWNED BY SAMUEL MAVERICK, FAMED PIONEER TEXAS CATTLEMAN. NAME OF THE COLONY WAS TAKEN FROM ITS SITE ON THE JOHNSON FORK OF THE LLANO RIVER. SETTLED BY WILEY JOY FAMILY, WHO BUILT GRAVITY IRRIGATION SYSTEM, ROCK FENCE, 2-ROOM LOG HOUSE, TRACES OF WHICH STILL REMAIN. BY END OF CIVIL WAR WAS HOME OF 8 FAMILIES, CALLED THE JOY SETTLEMENT; IT BECAME A WATERING PLACE FOR TROOPS AND TRAVELERS; LATER A STAGE STOP. (1967) #2694

?, Junction, TX, United States

Texas Historical Marker #02697

Junction's First Waterworks. Predecessor of present city waterworks. Supplied water to homes and furnished power to run grist mill, cotton gin, and sawmill. Business leader Ernest Holekamp had canal dug in 1895, beginning at South Llano River, 1/2 mile south of Courthouse. Average bottom width was 6 feet, with depth of water from 3 to 4 feet. The system, named Junction City Milling Company, changed hands 6 times. It was purchased by city in 1928. Holekamp, who came to city in 1881, was first president of Kimble County State Bank and first mayor of Junction, 1927. #2697

?, Junction, TX, United States

Texas Historical Marker #02698

Jack County. Created 1856. Organized 1857. Named for W. H. and P. C. Jack, brothers and patriots in the Texas Revolution. Butterfield Overland Mail, 1858-1861, had 3 stage stops in county. In 1861, Jack County voted against secession, 76-14. Most men fought in frontier units. Some were Confederates; others joined Federal army. Fort Richardson was established in 1867. In 1871 near Jacksboro, Kiowas massacred Warren Wagon Train teamsters. General of the Army W. T. Sherman, then at the fort, sent General Ranald S. MacKenzie, commander, to arrest the Indians. Chiefs Satanta and Big Tree were convicted in first non-tribal trials of Plains Indians in North Texas. By 1875 MacKenzie's raiders had opened West Texas for settlement. A Corn Club founded in Jacksboro by County Agent Tom Marks on September 8, 1907, was the forerunner of the International 4-H Clubs. Fort Richardson, with 7 original buildings standing, is now a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. Museum is open the year round. Other attractions include circular high school building and old limestones on square, Jacksboro. Recreation centers about lakes, parks, campgrounds. Economy is based on agriculture, oil, cattle, sheep, and goats. (1965) #2698

?, Jacksboro, TX, United States

Texas Historical Marker #02699

Jack Llewellyn Knight. Born on a farm near Garner (4 miles north) Jack L. Knight enlisted in the Texas National Guard in 1940. Mobilized for service during World War II, his unit was posted to Southeast Asia to help open the Burma Road between India and China. During one of the last battles in that region, Knight was killed while leading an attack on a Japanese position. Four months later, he was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the only one awarded for the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations. In 1949 he was buried in this cemetery named for his great-grandfather. (1990) #2699

Holders Chapel Road, off US 180 W of Weatherford, Cool Community, TX, United States

Texas Historical Marker #02700

Jacksboro's First Railroad Depot. Built 1898 of native stone by Risley Brothers of Jacksboro, for the Chicago, Rock Island & Texas Railway, on site bought from F. F. Foscue (1819-1906), a Texas legislator, owner of Fort Richardson lands. In typical railroad architecture, the depot housed waiting rooms and offices. Mrs. Edith Wilmans, a local rancher, Texas' first (1923) woman legislator, often traveled from this station. The Rock Island system sold the structure in 1973 to Texas Export Railroad Company. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1974. #2700

?, Jacksboro, TX, United States

Texas Historical Marker #02701

Jackson County. Home of the Karankawa Indians granted in part to Stephen F. Austin and to Martin de Leon. Settled 1824-1835 by colonists largely from Alabama, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and west of the Lavaca, Mexico. Organized as a municipality December 5, 1835. Named in honor of Andrew Jackson, president of the United States. Created a county March 17, 1836, organized in 1836 with Texana, formerly Santa Anna, county seat; Edna, county seat since 1883. In memory of John Mc Henry, Francis M. White, James Kerr, F. F. Wells, early settlers. William Menefee, Elijah Stapp, signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. William Sutherland, marytr of the Alamo; George Sutherland, John S. Menefee, James A. Sylvester, heroes of San Jacinto. Clark L. Owen, colonel in the Confederate army, and other pioneers who resided in this county before or directly after the Texas Revolution. Jackson County: average altitude 75 feet, annual rainfall 37 inches. Soil: black hogwallow, sandy loams, alluvial. Crops and products: cotton, livestock, corn, dairying, vegetables, poultry, pecans, oil and gas. #2701

?, Edna, TX, United States

Subjects

Andrew Jackson
(1767-1845) President of the United States

Texas Historical Marker #02702

Jackson County. Created a municipality December 5, 1835 with Santa Anna as capital. Organized as a county in 1836. Named in honor of Andrew Jackson, 1767-1845; American soldier and statesman, seventh president of the United States. Texana, formerly Santa Anna, county seat, 1836-1883; Edna, since. #2702

?, , TX, United States

Subjects

Andrew Jackson
(1767-1845) President of the United States

Texas Historical Marker #02703

Jackson County, C. S. A.. In 1861, voted for secession 147 to 77. With its beef and cotton, helped supply South. Furnished salt from beds near Cox's Creek; hides and tallow from a plant between Port Lavaca and Texana; lead from Navidad mine (now a "lost mine"). Homefolk molded bullets and sent to fighting men, along with clothes woven, sewed or knitted by the family. Couriers operated along a line that skirted blockade coast from mouth of Caney Creek to Brownsville. Home guard kept enemy ships off the shores. A Confederate gunboat, chased from Lavaca Bay, sank in the Navidad. #2703

?, Edna, TX, United States

Texas Historical Marker #02704

Jackson General Store. This commercial structure was built at the original townsite of White Deer (0.5 mi. E). It was moved here in 1908, when the present townsite was established. It housed the general merchandise business of J. C. Jackson (d. 1966), a prominent leader in the development of White Deer. In his career as a public servant, Jackson was mayor, postmaster, county judge (1935-41), and precinct commissioner (1947-66). In addition, he and his wife Dolly (d. 1957) were founders of the First Presbyterian Church. The Jacksons maintained their home in the general store building for many years. #2704

100 S. Main St., White Deer, TX, United States

Texas Historical Marker #02706

Jackson Ranch Church. This fellowship was founded in 1874 by the Rev. Alexander H. Sutherland (1848-1911), an early Methodist missionary, on Juan Manuel de La Vina's El Capote Ranch. In 1883 the congregation began meeting near this site on the Jackson Ranch when owner Martin Jackson donated the land. He later built a small chapel for their use. In 1910 most of the church members moved to the new city of McAllen, and only a few families continued to worship here. As one of the first Protestant congregations in Hidalgo County, this church has continued to serve area residents. (1983) #2706

?, Pharr, TX, United States

Texas Historical Marker #02707

Jackson Warehouse. T. E. Jackson, a prominent businessman from Fort Griffin (15 miles north) built this structure in the late 1870s as a warehouse for a general merchandise store. For more than 100 years, it served the town of Albany as the site of various commercial business, including photography studios and a cafe. The well-known department store Sanger Brothers owned the Jackson Warehouse from 1887 until 1906. The Jackson Warehouse is important as a reminder of the commercial business that made Albany an important supply point for the West Texas cattle industry. Texas Sesquicentennial, 1836-1986. #2707

322 S. Main, Albany, TX, United States

Texas Historical Marker #02708

Jacob De Cordova. Born to a Jewish family in Spanishtown, Jamaica, British West Indies, Jacob De Cordova immigrated to Philadelphia about 1830. After a brief return to Jamaica where he founded a newspaper, he became engaged in trade between New Orleans and Texas. He and his brother Phineas (1819-1903) opened a shop in Galveston in 1837, then Jacob moved to Houston to establish a highly successful land agency. When Galveston's John S. Sydnor (1812-1869) acquired a large tract of land here on the Brazos River's West Bank in 1847, De Cordova was retained to survey and sell the property. He in turn hired George Bernard Erath (1813-1891) to conduct the survey. By 1848 De Cordova obtained control of the tract and journeyed here with Erath to lay out the town of Waco. About 1849 De Cordova also was retained to sell a vast tract near here on the East Bank of the Brazos. De Cordova donated several lots to the new town, including this Waco Spring site, the common square, and sites for numerous schools and churches. He died while formulating a scheme to industrialize the Brazos River Valley and was buried at Kimball in Bosque County (about 45 mI. nw). In 1935 De Cordova's remains were moved to the state cemetery in Austin. #2708

?, Waco, TX, United States