The document details various historical markers and monuments established by the Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) throughout Texas, commemorating significant events and figures, particularly those related to World War I. Each entry provides information about the location, nature of the monument, and the historical context behind it, such as the Panhandle Boys Monument in Amarillo and the Butterfield Trail marker in Abilene. The text reflects on the contributions of the NSDAR in preserving Texas history and celebrating its heritage through these memorials.

1. Texas Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
Historical Markers

2. Panhandle Boys Monument
Amarillo,Texas
A monument in honor of the
Panhandle boys ofWorldWar I.The
statue was erected by the Llano
Estacado Chapter, NSDAR, on the
grounds of the MunicipalAuditorium
atAmarillo and dedicated November
11, 1928.The bronze statue of an
American Doughboy is six feet tall
and is placed upon a boulder of the
same height.The Doughboy faces west
“in memory of those who gave their
lives that those who came after might
live is security and peace.” Today the
statue resides in Ellwood Park in
Amarillo.

3. ButterfieldTrail Marker
Abilene,Texas
The Butterfield Overland Mail Company
operated for three years carrying mail and
passengers across the country from Missouri
to California. More than 700 miles of the
almost 2,800 mile mail route ran across the
state of Texas. In 1929, the John Davis
Chapter, NSDAR, placed a marker at the point
where the Bankhead highway, the present day
California popular route (now I-20), crosses
the old Butterfield Mail Route which swung
southward from Ft. Belknap (inYoung
Country).

4. Ledbetter SaltWorks Monument
Albany,Texas
On the Court House lawn atAlbany is a monument
commemorating the first manufacturing plant of the
region, Ledbetter SaltWorks. Mounted on a sandstone
pedestal is an iron kettle brought from the site of the Salt
Works, eight miles southwest of the city.The salt deposits
there were discovered by white men in 1861. In 1862W.H.
Ledbetter began the manufacture of salt on a rather
extensive scale.A large furnace was built and several
kettles were installed. Most of the material used was
brought from Jefferson,Texas. In the seventies, Judge Hood
ofWeatherford installed several vats and used solar
evaporation for refining purposes. In this way it was
possible to produce several tons of salt per week. For some
time the plant proved profitable, but about 1880 it was
abandoned due to competition in other parts of the state
with better transportation.

5. Old Fort Griffin
Albany,Texas
Tradition says that during the war between the United States and Mexico (1846-48)
Robert E. Lee, then a Lieutenant in the U.S.Army and attached to the Mexican
expedition, pointed out the natural advantages of a certain hill, overlooking the Clear
Fork of the Brazos, for military headquarters. Years later the U.S. government
selected this spot for a fort and in 1867 built Fort Griffin (named for Captain Charles
Griffin, United StatesArtillery, who distinguished himself at the Battle of Bull Run and
later became a general officer in the U.S.Army.) From here U.S. soldiers protected
the buffalo hunter and supported the advancing cowman.The Lee's Legion Chapter at
Albany placed a commemorative marker on the remaining part of the officers'
quarters of this old Fort.

6. WorldWar I Memorial
Amarillo,Texas
In Ellwood Park inAmarillo stands a flagpole which the Esther
McCrory Chapter of that city presented to the city ofAmarillo on
July 4, 1919.The park is betweenAvenues Eleven andThirteen,
four blocks west of Polk Street, at a point where all highways
entering the city converge.A bronze plate on the concrete base
reads in part, "In Honor of OurWorldWar Heroes, 1917."

7. First Stagecoach Inn
Arlington,Texas
A DAR granite monument marking the
location of the first stagecoach inn (Johnson
Station), where horse-drawn stages running
between Dallas and FortWorth stopped
overnight was erected by the Lucretia Council
Cochran Chapter, NSDAR. Service of the
Trunk Stage Coach Line started in 1845 and
connected with major stage routes such as the
ButterfieldTrail.

8. GeorgeWashington Statue
Austin,Texas
This commanding bronze statue of George
Washington by Dr. Pompeo Coppini stands 9
1/2 feet tall above a granite base at the
University ofTexas atAustin. Unveiled by
Mrs. Jas.T. Rountree and dedicated by Mrs.
Loretta G.Thomas on February 20, 1955,
culminating a twenty-five year effort by
members of theTexas Society.

9. American Revolutionary Patriot Monument
Austin,Texas
The Cenotaph at State Cemetery in
Austin was aTexas Society DAR project
under the direction of State Regent
Lynn Forney Young.This monument
honors the forty-fourAmerican
RevolutionaryWar patriots known to be
buried inTexas. Names are added as
patriots are proven. Use the map found
in the Historical Markers Section above
to learn more about these Spanish and
Anglo Patriots.

10. Temple to the Brave
Beaumont,Texas
Colonel George Moffett Chapter and
citizens of Beaumont raised the funds to
create this memorial to those who died
inWorldWar I.
The date of the dedication - October 18, 1932
corresponds to the day 18 years earlier when
American forces suffered some the heaviest
casualties of the war - just days before the
armistice of November 11, 1918 was signed. It
serves as a repository for historic emblems and
relics.

11. Old French Colony, La Reunion
Dallas,Texas
Site of Old French Colony, La Reunion,
on FishTrap Road, estab. 1855. Marked
by Jane Douglas Chapter 4-10-1924. In
1854 a colony of French people led by
Victor Considerant located in Dallas
County in a settlement known as "La
Reunion" later known as the old French
Colony. Many were skilled in arts and
crafts and they made substantial contributions to the industrial and cultural
advancement of Dallas County and other parts ofTexas. OnApril 10, 1924, Jane
Douglas Chapter, Dallas, placed a boulder on the original site of this settlement.
Recently at the request of the Highway Department it has been moved a short
distance to a specially landscaped spot.

12. Central National Road
Dallas,Texas
Tradition has it that Sam Houston first entered
Texas, dressed as an Indian chief on this road.The
spot where Central National Road of the
Republic ofTexas entered Dallas was marked by
Jane Douglas Chapter in 1922. The marker was
moved a short distance toWhite Rock Lake and
converted to a drinking fountain in the early
1930s.

13. CampWorth
FortWorth,Texas
A massive boulder ofTexas granite
across the street from the northwest
corner of theTarrant County Court
House marks the site of CampWorth, a
military post of the United States from
1849 to 1853.The present city of Fort
Worth had its beginning from this
frontier army camp.The boulder holds
two bronze tablets.The one to the front,
in addition to the inscription, contains a
relief which shows the old fort, soldiers,
and a prairie schooner drawn by a yoke
of eight oxen.The tablet on the opposite
side reads, "erected by Mary Isham
Keith Chapter D.A.R., 1921."

14. Frenchman’sWell
FortWorth,Texas
Frenchman'sWell in FortWorth is at the intersection
of Belknap andTaylor Streets.This name has been
given it because the beehive-shaped masonry was
built by a man named Barbee, a member of the
group of Frenchmen who colonized La Reunion near
Dallas.The well was marked in 1932 by the Six Flags
Chapter of Benbrook.

15. HistoricTree
FortWorth,Texas
At entrance to Greenwood Cemetery, this historic tree marks the spot where gold for
FortWorth was buried during the Reconstruction era. Mary Isham Keith Chapter
placed a marker June 13, 1954.

16. ButterfieldTrail Marker
Gainesville,Texas
In 1857 the United States Congress provided by
law for mail service between St. Louis and San
Francisco.Among those receiving contracts was
John Butterfield. His route enteredTexas from
Little Rock at Colbert's Ferry on the Red River
near Preston, and trailed acrossTexas westward
from Gainesville and passed near the present
towns of Bridgeport, Jacksboro, Graham,Abilene
and others to the west and southwest. It left the
state at El Paso. In 1929 the Rebecca Crockett
Chapter of Gainesville erected this marker where
the trail passed through their city.

17. WorldWar I Monument
Galveston,Texas
A monument in memory of the Galveston County men who lost their lives in
WorldWar I was erected in Menard Park under leadership of the George
Washington Chapter in 1927.

18. TheAllen Home
Houston,Texas
The city of Houston was named in 1836 byA.C. and Charlotte M.Allen, around
whose home the village was beginning to grow. It was named for General Sam
Houston who a short time before had won the battle of San Jacinto.The homesite of
theAllens' was marked by the John McKnittAlexander Chapter of Houston in 1936,
the city's centennial year.

19. WorldWar I Monument
Houston,Texas
Honoring Houston’s Gold Star
Mothers, this unique is
monument was dedicated to
Houston soldiers who died in
WorldWar I. Mounted on the
front of the boulder is a bronze
tablet bearing its Roll of Honor.
A bronze urn is also mounted
on the front of the boulder just
under the plate.The John
McKnittAlexander Chapter of
Houston erected this monument
May 18, 1935 originally near
the City Hall Square. It has since
been moved to Heritage Park.

20. WorldWar I Monument
Laredo,Texas
In Jarvis Park at Laredo,
Texas, a granite block of large
proportions contains the
names of twenty-four citizens
who are listed among the
WorldWar I dead.The
monument is the gift of the
Lucy Meriwether Chapter of
Laredo and was unveiled
February 22, 1929.

21. General Mackenzie ScoutTrail Marker
Lubbock,Texas
In 1874 General R.S. Mackenzie led an expedition from Fort Griffin to overtake
marauding Indians stealing cattle from herds among the foot hills of the plains. He
succeeded after a surprise night attack in which the Indians horses were shot down or
stampeded, in capturing the main body of Comanches and Kiowas inTule and Palo Duro
Canyons and returned them to their reservations north of Red River. The monument
marking one of the Scout trails of General Mackenzie may be seen on the lawn between
the Lubbock County Court House and the Federal Building in the center of the city.The
block of granite, upon which the plate is mounted was brought from the burial place near
Chester, South Carolina, of NancyAnderson for whom the Lubbock Chapter was named.
It is set in a boulder of native rock taken from a nearby canyon.

22. DAR Plaza of Liberty
McAllen,Texas
TheVeteran'sWar Memorial ofTexas was established
to honor the 1.4 million Americans killed or missing
in action in all wars and conflicts of this nation. State
Regent Pamela RouseWright (2012-2015) envisioned
an area dedicated to sharing the history of the
American Revolution with a statue of Patrick Henry
and teaching walls at the DAR Plaza of Liberty.
OnApril 19, 2015, the TXDAR Plaza of
Liberty became a reality and the first
dedication took place. One year later, Judy
Callaway Ostler, State Regent 2015-2018,
dedicated six new walls which included the
U.S. Declaration of Independence, U.S.
Constitution, Founding Fathers, threeWorld
War I history walls and a statue of President
GeorgeWashington.

23. LaSalle Statue
Navasota,Texas
An impressive monument to LaSalle
was dedicated March 6,1930 by the
Texas Society DAR.The 7 1/2 foot
bronze statue by FrankTeich stands
high above traffic on a 7 foot granite
base located in the esplanade of Hwy.
90 in Navasota. Rededicated 1975.

24. Butterfield Stage Route
SanAngelo,Texas
This pile of cobblestones gathered
from the Concho River bed and
cemented into a block of great
strength symbolizes the unity given
to the eastern and western parts of
the United States by the Butterfield
stage route which it honors.The spot
marked here is about fifteen miles
northwest of SanAngelo.The
monument was erected by the
Pocahontas Chapter of SanAngelo.

25. Resaca de la Palma Battleground
San Benito,Texas
Near San Benito the LieutenantThomas Barlow
Chapter has marked three spots associated with
the conflict between the United States and
Mexico.The stone shown opposite is on the
Resaca de la Palma battle ground and
commemorates that engagement of May 9,
1846.The cannon shown is one of three that
have been mounted. One of them is on the
battle ground near the stone shown; another is
on the military road marking the spot of the first
bloodshed -- the skirmish which led to
declarations of war by the two nations -- and the
third is on the Palo Alto battlefield, a dawn
engagement which preceded the battle of Resaca
de la Palma.

26. Marcy’sTrail
Sherman,Texas
In 1849 the State of Texas and the California coast were attracting home seekers and
adventurers.The US government sent General R.B. Marcy to determine the best
routes to these territories. General Marcy left Ft. Smith,Arkansas, and passed
through the present state of Oklahoma and the Panhandle ofTexas to Santa Fe, New
Mexico, but decided a more southerly route might be better and actually logged on
his return trip a trail from El Paso to Preston on the Red River.This "MarcyTrail"
enabled emigrants to reach points in upperTexas and the Pacific Coast.The Martha
Jefferson Randolph Chapter at Sherman joined the Grayson County Historical
Society in placing a marker in Sherman where Marcy'sTrail passed in 1849 and the
ButterfieldTrail in 1858.

27. HistoricWaco Spring
Waco,Texas
Stone steps lead to the HistoricWaco Spring and the boulder with its tablet in
commemoration of the spring and the place of crossing the Brazos River by the early
settlers.The use of the spring dates back to Indian days and the paths across the prairie
made by these primitive peoples led the white man to it.The spring and its marker are
near the approach to the suspension bridge which lies one block south of the
WashingtonAvenue bridge across the Brazos.The restoration of the spring and the
erection of the boulder were made in 1917 by the Henry Downs Chapter ofWaco.

28. Home of Governor Richard Coke
Waco,Texas
A bronze tablet marks the site of the home
of Richard Coke who was Governor of
Texas from January 1874 to December
1876. This tablet was erected by the
Henry Downs Chapter in 1931 and
installed in the South Junior High School
building which had been built on the
grounds of the old home.

29. First Street Cemetery
Waco,Texas
First Street Cemetery,Waco's first public graveyard, marked May 7, 1970.The
Marker was placed by Henry Downs Chapter.

30. 1920s-Greenville – Central National Road Marker –ThomasWynn Chapter
1922-Texarkana – Campsite of De Soto’s Party – Lone Star Chapter
1924-FortWorth – EarlyTarrant County Roads – FortWorth Chapter
1924-SanAngelo – Fort Concho Marker – Pocahontas Chapter
1925-Coleman –WesternTrail Marker – CaptainWilliam Buckner Chapter
1928-Albany - ButterfieldTrail Marker – Lee’s Legion Chapter
1929-El Paso – ButterfieldTrail Maker – Rebecca Stoddert Chapter
1929-Gainesville – CaliforniaTrail Marker – Rebecca Crockett Chapter
1929-Gainesville – Daniel Montague Marker – Rebecca Crockett Chapter
1930-Denton – First Denton County Courthouse – Benjamin Lyon Chapter
1930-Georgetown – First Grand Jury ofWilliamson County – Daniel Coleman Chapter
1930-HoustonArea –Tree and Marker at San Jacinto Battleground – Alexander Love and LadyWashington Chapters
1932-SanAngelo – First Bridge to Span the Concho Marker – Pocahontas Chapter
1932-Galveston – OakTree and Marker – GeorgeWashington Chapter
1932-Houston –Tree and Marker –Alexander Love Chapter
1932-SanAntonio –Tree and Marker in Alamo Park – Alamo Chapter
1932-SanAntonio – 120 Live OakTrees and Marker at RandolphAFB – San Antonio de Bexar Chapter
1932-Waco – Neill McLennan Home Marker – Henry Downs Chapter
List of Additional Markers

31. 1933-Austin - ElmTree and Marker –Texas Society DAR
1933-Corpus Christi – General ZacharyTaylor Encampment – Corpus Christi Chapter
1934-Corpus Christi – GeneralTaylor’s Headquarters – Corpus Christi Chapter
1934-FortWorth – IndianVillage Marker – Six Flags Chapter
1935 – SpanishTrail Marker – Jane Douglas Chapter
1935-FortWorth –Veal Station Meeting House Marker – Six Flags Chapter
1935-Salado – Ruins of Salado College Marker – Betty Martin Chapter
1935-San Benito – Cabeza deVaca Monument – Rio Grande Chapter
1935-Temple – Flagpole in Memory ofWoodrowWilson – Betty Martin Chapter
1936-Bryan- CedarTree and Marker –William Findley Chapter
1936-Houston – San FelipeTrail Marker – LadyWashington Chapter
1936-Paris – Central National Road of the Republic ofTexas – Joseph Ligon Chapter
1936-Paris – Campsite of Davy Crocket – Joseph Ligon Chapter
1936-SanAntonio – Founding of City Marker – Alamo Chapter
1937-Houston – Site of City’s first High School – John McKnitt Alexander Chapter
1937-Humble –AtascocitaTrail Marker –Alexander Love Chapter
1938-FortWorth – Flagpole and plaque at Botanic Gardens Entrance – Mary Isham Keith Chapter
1938-CameronArea – DAR Centennial Park Marker – Sarah McCallan Chapter
List of Additional Markers

32. 1946-Columbus – Colorado County Courthouse Marker – John Everett Chapter
1950s-DallasArea –Trinity River Crossing – Jane Douglas Chapter
1952-Palestine – Home of JudgeWilliamAlexander Marker –William Findley and Ann Poage Chapters
1954-Palestine – Howard House Marker –William Findley Chapter
1964-Jefferson Area – Old Rives Cemetery Marker – Martha McCraw Chapter
1965-SanAntonio – Ol’Shavano Settlement Marker – Ol’Shavano Chapter
1966-FortWorth –William Sidney Pickard Cabin Marker – Mary Isham Keith Chapter
1967-Victoria Area – Presidio La Bahia Marker – GuadalupeVictoria Chapter
1968-Waco – Fort House Museum Marker – Henry Downs Chapter
1969-Columbus – Old Stafford Opera House – John Everett Chapter
1970-Graham – Shawnee Springs Marker – Silas Morton Chapter
1986-Galveston – Bernardo de Galvez Marker –Texas Society DAR
1991-Austin - Mrs. James B. Clark Historic Marker –Texas Society DAR
1999-La Bahia – Galvez Cattle Drive Marker –Texas Society DAR
2015-Livingston – Marker on Bench atAnniversary Park – Robert Rankin Chapter
2018-Dallas – DAR House Historical Marker
List of Additional Markers