Back to Blood Trails Historical Markers for Fayette County Historical Markers for Lee County *Moore's Fort Colonel John Henry Moore In 1828, John Henry Moore built two blockhouses within what are now the city limits of La Grange. Area settlers were...
Bandera County, Texas Sunday, July 4, 1872, Mr. J.W. Moore and his wife, accompanied by their four children, Amanda, ten years of age, John Travis, six years of age, George, about four, and Mary Anne, a baby, left their home on the Medina River...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Photo from the book, Texas Forts, by Wayne Lease. Moore's Fort, near La Grange in Fayette County, was a twin blockhouse built in 1828 by John Henry Moore as a place of defense against...
San Saba County, Texas Fifty-five whites, forty-two Lipans under the leadership of their chief, Colonel Castro, and twelve Toncahua Indians,making a total of one hundred and nine under the command of Col. John H. Moore, started in quest of the...
Parker County, Texas During the fall of 1865, a Mr. Moore and his son-in-law named Spruell, lived on Rock Creek, near where the old Weatherford-Jacksboro road crossed this stream, about 12 miles northwest of Weatherford. Mrs. Wm. Lowe had been away...
Wise County, Texas During 1866, Jno. Montgomery, who lived about five miles west and north of Springtown, in Parker County, was going to the Clark Place, about five miles northeast of Springtown, where several local citizens were threshing. While on...
Bosque County, Texas These two brothers were camped and improving a place on Spring Creek, about eight miles due west of Meridian in Bosque County. The next morning after the preceding tragedy, the Monroe boys were making rails about four hundred...
Back to Oklahoma Historical Markers 101 Ranch/Cowboy Bill Pickett The above information is from the book, Mark of Heritage, by Muriel H. Wright, courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society. Abert Expedition American Indian Exposition Anadarko Basin...
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