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Texas Historical Marker #01600
First National Bank. #1600
US 281 at US 380, Jacksboro, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #02009
Fort Richardson. Established November 26, 1867 by the United States Army to defend the frontier against the Indians. A mail station on the Butterfield Overland Stage Line, 1858-1861. Abandoned as a military post May 23, 1879. #2009
?, Jacksboro, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #02087
G. D. Cross. (1855 - 1941) Born in Arkansas. Served in Hunter's Texas Ranger Company 1873-1874, helping remove Indians from Texas. Later became merchant and farmer. Married Mary A. E. Shawver, 1881. Had 13 children. Built this picnic table (where his ranger unit once camped) to be used at family reunions. (1969) #2087
?, Jacksboro, TX, United States
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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 #14437
Lynn Creek Cemetery. This burial ground has served area residents since early pioneers came here in the mid-19th century. Settlers arrived by the 1850s and by the 1870s, the community of Squaw Mountain developed. Squaw Mountain had a number of institutions at its peak; today, this cemetery is one of the few remaining vestiges of the former settlement. This burial ground dates to 1878, when a cowboy was buried here. That same year, pioneer John Jackson and infant Henry Henyan were also interred. As the nearby farming and ranching community grew, residents continued to use the graveyard. In 1898, Gabe Washburn, John Allen Jackson and Tom Allen purchased property for the burial ground and organized the Lynn Creek Cemetery Association, serving as trustees. Many early area pioneers and their descendants are buried in Lynn Creek Cemetery. Others interred here include veterans of conflicts dating to the civil war, teachers, pastors, farmers, ranchers and other community residents. This cemetery contains woodmen of the world markers, sarcophaguses, stone cairns, vertical stones, curbing and grave slabs. In 1912, residents built a tabernacle (replaced in 1991); later additions, which were the result of generous donations, include a rock chapel (1951) and water well (1991). Today, the cemetery association continues to care for the burial ground, which serves as a reminder of the pioneers of Squaw Mountain and the surrounding area. #14437
?, Jacksboro, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #03754
Old Jack County Courthouse Cornerstone. Removed 1885 from third Jack County Courthouse when building was razed. Mounted here in 1966. Old Courthouse was of native limestone, quarried in Jacksboro. For its day, workmanship and stone of finest quality. Bell is also a relic of the third courthouse. It was part of the mechanism in the building's clock tower, and was mounted in frame here by Jacksboro firemen. (1967) #3754
?, Jacksboro, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #03743
Old Hess Building. Built in 1898 by Crummel Oric Hess (1853-1945). Native sandstone. Contained the Hess furniture and undertaking business 43 years. Hess came to Jacksboro in 1882. Married Miss Lizzie Longmire in 1885. Was one of first licensed embalmers in state. Prominent civic leader. Served on city commission in early years. Helped organize Jacksboro National Bank; had first long distance telephone in this area. Organized first cemetery association here. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967 Incising on base: Presented by Mrs. J. F. Boyd in memory of her father. #3743
102 N. Church St., Jacksboro, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #04646
Sewell Park. This site became Jacksboro's first park after tract here on Lost Creek was donated to city on June 25, 1921, by pioneer teacher-lumberman-rancher-public benefactor Dan Roland Sewell (1872-1957). City's first waterworks were installed during Sewell's service as mayor, February 17, 1913, to April 11, 1921. (1972) #4646
?, Jacksboro, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #01640
First Baptist Church of Jacksboro. United States soldiers still manned nearby Fort Richardson when this church was organized with seven charter members in 1875. The congregation met in the Masonic Lodge hall and county courthouse before erecting their first church building in 1889. One pastor, the Reverend Rice C. Farmer, was largely responsible for the location of North Texas Baptist College in Jacksboro, 1891-1897. The second church building was erected in 1906, the third in 1928-1959. The Rev. Alvin R. Bilberry (b. 1885) served the longest term as pastor here, 1925-1952. (1976) #1640
200 N. Knox, Jacksboro, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #02010
Fort Richardson Cavalry Post Hospital, 1867. In fort built to halt Indian depredations in North Texas. One of buildings and units on inspection in May 1871 by General William Tecumseh Sherman, when news came of massacre of Warren Wagon Trail, 24 miles northwest. Killers, later found at Fort Sill, were brought to trial in Jacksboro - first time Indians were ever tried in the white man's court in North Texas. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965. #2010
?, Jacksboro, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #03674
Officers' Quarters. Built in 1867 of lumber cut from cottonwoods growing in nearby river bottoms. One of 5 original officers' quarters. Outlasted fort's barracks and stables, which were built of small vertical timbers (pickets). Style typical of 19th century army posts in the west. Only one left standing the United States. Among men quartered here was General Ranald S. MacKenzie, who sent Indians back to reservations, 1871-74. Restored by City of Jacksboro. Maintained by Girl Scouts. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1964. #3674
?, Jacksboro, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #00588
Butterfield Stage Line. Here ran 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, 2,795 miles, and the superior service maintained made this a pioneer enterprise of first magnitude. #588
?, Jacksboro, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #01947
Former Gulf, Texas & Western Railroad Depot. Erected 1910, of stone from nearby quarry; Risley Brothers, contractors. A facility of Jacksboro's second railroad, built by local effort, with backing from New York bankers, R. C. Megargel & Company. Recorded Texas Historical Landmark, 1968. Incise in base: Marker given by Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hull #1947
302 S. Main, Jacksboro, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #00416
Birthplace of Texas 4-H Clubs. First Texas Boys' Corn Club was founded in Jacksboro, 1908, by Tom M. Marks (1865-1906), first Jack County agent. This was a forerunner of U.S. 4-H clubs, now international, and part of the cooperative extension service. Lack of adult interest in a 1907 corn show prompted friends to tell Marks, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks". Marks replied, "Then I'll start with the pups". 111 boys enrolled as demonstrators. Marks' 1908 show drew national attention, and he was called to Washington to aid in setting up extension program. Erected by Jack County 4-H Clubs. (1968) #416
237 Belknap St., Jacksboro, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #13951
Hicks Cemetery. Settlers in the 1880s established a community here known as Hicks (also spelled Hix), named for a pioneer family. Cooper School served the area beginning in 1885, with J.F. Middlebrooks, P. Paxton and J.H. Gregory as first trustees. George Washington and Levicia (Morton) Jamison bought land from the William Ratliff Survey at this site in 1889 and buried their infant daughter Anna here in September 1893. The surrounding land developed as a burial ground for the original settler families of the Hicks community. The Cooper School was on adjacent land until closing in 1941. Today, shaded by cedar and live oak trees, the cemetery contains more than 40 marked graves and several that are unmarked. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006 #13951
?, Jacksboro, TX, United States
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Texas Historical Marker #02714
James B. Dosher. James B. Dosher moved to Texas in 1847 and served in Cureton's Company of the Texas Rangers. Discharged in 1848, he married Velma Eddings in 1851. They settled in Jack County in early 1855 and worked their farm south of Jacksboro. Dosher also served with Captain Tackett's Company of Texas Rangers. During the Civil War he was active in the Texas State Troops and the Confederate Army. In 1870 as a civilian guide for the U.S. Army, he received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action during an engagement at Bluff Creek, Texas. (1997) #2714
?, Jacksboro, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #02008
Fort Richardson. As partially reconstructed in 1936. Established by the United States War Department on November 26, 1867 as a protection of the frontier against hostile Indians. Named in honor of General Israel B. Richardson, U.S.A., killed at Antietam, September 17, 1862. Abandoned May 23, 1878 as the line of settlement had passed westward. #2008
?, Jacksboro, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #02011
Fort Richardson Hotel. Built by H. J. Hensley and L. A. Wilson, 1899, on site, old Wichita House, run by Mrs. Francis Duke. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967. Incising on base: Preserved by Ruth Hensley Richards. #2011
US 281 and US 380, Jacksboro, 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 #03429
Mobilization Site of Lost Battalion. Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, 36th Division, Texas National Guard mobilized here November 1940, for active duty. Sailed from San Francisco, November 1941, was at sea when Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Went to defend Java where unit was captured March 1942. Prisoners in many parts of Asia for three and one-half years. Performed forced labor for Japanese, suffering untold hardships and starvation. 8 of original 63 died. Most deaths occurred building Burma-Siam Railway. Survivors returned after Japanese surrender. (1968) #3429
?, Jacksboro, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #03657
Oakwood Cemetery. Burial ground for over a century-- graves dating from 1859. Land was given by old settlers, 1883-1904. Maintained by Oakwood Cemetery Association, organized August 22, 1899, with Miss Alice Rogers first president. Charter was issued January 1908. Endowment fund started October 5, 1947. (1968) Incising on base: Given in memory of association pioneers by Ruth Hensley Richards, Pres. #3657
?, Jacksboro, TX, United States