Texas Historical Marker #11359
Burch-Cauble House. Burch-Cauble House, built 1835 by Peter Cauble, early settler. Enlarged by son-in-law Valentine Burch, veteran of battle of San Jacinto. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1964 #11359
Peach Tree Village, Chester, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #11368
Fort Teran, Site of. Site of Fort Teran, first white settlement in Tyler County. Established by the Mexican government in 1830 to prevent further Anglo-American colonization in Texas. Commanded in 1831 by Peter Ellis Bean. Named in honor of General Manuel Mier Y Teran, commander of the Mexican force in Texas. Abandoned by Mexican troops in 1835. #11368
?, Chester, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #11450
Mount Hope Lodge No. 121, A. F. & A. M.. Oldest Masonic Lodge in Tyler County in continuous existence under original charter; founded at a site (2 mi. N) on oldest land grant in county, issued on March 17, 1834, to Gavino Araujo by state of Coahuila and Texas. On Oct. 13, 1852, James and Samuel Barnes, John I. Davis, William Sterling, and G. B. Wallace, trustees of Mount Hope Chapel, acquired building site there for a free Protestant church, schoolhouse, and lodge hall. Lodge was organized by H. W. Carter, Benjamin Enloe, William Harrison, Jefferson Laird, William L. Mann, William Priest, William P. Sansom, Israel Sneed, Henry West, and H. A. Willson. Samuel H. Barnes, G. W. Payne, and J. W. Rotan were initiated under dispensation. The charter was granted on Jan. 23, 1853. After town of Chester was founded on the same old land grant, the lodge moved here, dedicating its new hall on March 4, 1892. Samuel Bronson Cooper (soon to be a U. S. Congressman) and lumber magnate John Henry Kirby -- both from this county -- were program speakers. The centennial anniversary of Mount Hope Lodge was celebrated May 23, 1953, with Texas Governor Allan Shivers -- also a Tyler countian -- making an address. Judge J. E. Wheat of Woodville gave the lodge history. Later generations continue works of the founders. #11450
?, Chester, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #11451
Site of Old Peach Tree Village. In the early 19th century, the Alabama Indians -- then a large tribe -- made their headquarters on this site, and called their village "Ta-Ku-La," which meant "Peach Tree." Two trails blazed by early pioneers crossed here. A north-south trail came from Anahuac on the Gulf of Mexico, over the Neches River, leading onward to Nacogdoches; The other ran east-west from Opelousas, Louisiana, through what is now Moscow, to present Huntsville, then west to San Antonio. Other trails diverged from this: to the Galveston Bay area, San Felipe de Austin, and Goliad. The crossing of the trails made this a trading center of importance. With the coming of white settlers, the Alabama Indians withdrew, and the remnant of that tribe is now located about 15 miles south -- occupying the only Indian reservation in Texas. In Old Peach Tree village, some historic homes are marked. It is also site of the Kirby museum, founded by John Henry Kirby (1860-1940), who was born here, and whose career included service as a legislator, as well as leadership in lumbering, banking, oil development and railroad building. #11451
?, Chester, TX, United States