Texas Historical Marker #01943
Forestburg. Established after the Civil War in memory of its pioneers who battled with the Indians, endured hardships and conquered the soil that civilization might live. #1943
SH 455, S of Forestburg, Forestburg, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #00586
Butterfield Overland Stage Line Crossing. This is the crossing used by the Southern Overland Mail Line connecting St. Louis and San Francisco with semi-weekly stage and mail service 1858-1861; The length of the route, 2795 miles, and the superior service maintained made this a pioneer enterprise of first magnitude. #586
FM 455, about 5 mi. S of Forestburg, Forestburg, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #05622
Uz Community. Named by early settlers for a town mentioned in the Biblical Book of Job, Uz was a farming community whose economy was based on the cotton crop. In existence by the 1870s, the town reached its peak in the early 1900s. At its height the community included homes, stores, churches, a cotton gin, school, post office, and telephone exchange. The post office was discontinued in 1907, and the school was merged with the Forestburg schools in 1931. A boll weevil infestation in the 1930s destroyed the cotton crop and signalled the decline of the Uz community. (1990) #5622
FM 1655, 4 mi. S of Forestburg, Forestburg, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #03992
Perryman Cemetery. The first marked grave in this burial ground is than of an infant who died in 1862. Other burials include those of a Mr. Jones, a well-digger killed by indians in 1863, and Dory Booher and Ben Steadham, former Confederate soldiers who had been captured at Lookout Mountain, Tenn. during the Civil War. In 1883 the cemetery was purchased by Levi Perryman (1839-1921) and deeded to Montague County. A Forestburg community leader, Perryman had been a Confederate soldier, an indian fighter, and sheriff. Still used, this cemetery serves as a reminder of the area's pioneers. (1983) #3992
FM 455, NW of Forestburg, Forestburg, TX, United States