Texas Historical Marker #07154
Site of the Plantation of Edward H. Tarrant. Veteran of the War of 1812, pioneer Indian fighter, commander of Texas frontier troops, statesman of vision. The house was built in 1845 near by he built the first mill in Ellis County. Here he resided until his death, August 2, 1858. #7154
?, Forreston, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #07133
Nash Public School. In 1873 pioneer settler Thomas Alexander Williams (1827-1900) brought his family to this area, which was known as Garden Valley. Soon after his arrival, he directed the establishment of a school for the community. Classes were conducted at this site, originally part of Williams' farm. Renamed after the Nash Post Office opened in 1883, the public school closed in 1938 and students were transferred to nearby districts. The existing two-story frame building, which served as the second schoolhouse, in now used as a community center. #7133
?, Forreston, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #07088
Chambers' Creek. Named in honor of Thomas Jefferson Chambers (1802-1865) to whom the first land grant within present Ellis County was made in 1834 by the Mexican government also known as Howe's Settlement in honor of William R. Howe, first settler in the region in 1843. An early post office in Robertson County first county seat of Navarro county, 1846-1848. #7088
?, Forreston, TX, United States