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The map below shows approximate tallies of current listings by county (not always updated to current numbers). The second map shows a partition of the counties into 12 regions of Texas, as defined by the Texas comptroller. The table, further below, reports currently listings by county, updated frequently. [a]
Whittaker Memorial Cemetery is a cemetery near Kildare, Texas. It was added to the Texas Historical Commission in 1996. The cemetery was once portion of a plantation worked by slaves and those buried are African American. The plantation was owned by Willis Whitaker who separated six acres for slave burials.
This list of cemeteries in Texas includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]
Although the western coast of Florida had long been explored by the Spanish, few permanent settlements were established south of Gainesville.Taking advantage of the Armed Occupation Act, Whitaker was given six months of provisions and the right to 160 acres (0.65 km 2), provided he built a home there and defended it for five years.
The first Mountain Home post office was established in 1879, [6] with Hiram L Nelson as the first Postmaster. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fisheries Research Station [7] opened on Highway 27 in 1925. The Texas Catholic Boys Camp [8] was started in Mountain Home in 1951 by the Society of Mary.
Location of Wharton County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Wharton County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wharton County, Texas. There are three districts and 29 individual properties listed on the ...
The W.H. Stark House is owned and operated by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, a private, non-profit foundation established in 1961 in Orange, Texas. It aims to improve the quality of life in Southeast Texas by encouraging, promoting, and assisting education, the arts, and health and human services.