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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ******************************************************************************** HOOD COUNTY HISTORICAL MARKERS The Texas Historical Commission http://www.thc.state.tx.us/index.html ACTON CEMETERY Marker # 79 Location: Highway 167, Acton (about .5 miles south of North intersection of FM 167 and FM 4, Acton) City: Acton Marker Erected: 1968 Marker Text: Location of Acton historic site, smallest state park in Texas. Includes the grave of Mrs. Elizabeth P. Crockett (1788-1860), widow of the Alamo hero David Crockett, and 2 of his children. In 1911 a monument and statue were erected to her memory. Acton (formerly Comanche Peak Post Office) was named in 1855 by C.P. Hollis, first merchant in town. In spite of early name, Acton had few Comanche raids. After erecting a building for church and school, area pioneers selected this plot as cemetery. First person buried here was Mrs. Wash Hutcheson, in 1855. (1968) FORMER ACTON MASONIC LODGE HALL Marker # 1945 Location: FM 167 Acton near south city limits City: Acton Marker Erected: 1975 Marker Text: Begun in 1866 and completed in 1868, this native stone structure was erected by Acton Lodge no. 285, A.F. & A.M. The top floor housed The Lodge Hall, while the lower floor was used as a schoolhouse, church, and social center. After the lodge moved in 1922, the vacant building fell into disrepair. Bought in 1974 by the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, it was restored as the Church of the Good Shepherd. ACTON METHODIST CHURCH Marker # 80 Location: FM 167, Acton (about .25 miles south of north intersection of FM 167 and FM 4) City: Acton Marker Erected: 1994 Marker Text: Settlement of Acton, originally known as Comanche Peak Post Office, began in the early 1850's. By 1855 several local churches, including the Methodist congregation which gave rise to this church, formed a union church and shared a sanctuary on nearby Walnut Creek. Beginning in 1868 union church services were held in the Masonic Lodge Hall. Acton Methodist was well established by 1873, the year it hosted the Methodist Church district conference. In 1874 church trustees purchased 4.4 acres here from V.S. Anglin and G.W. Patton for church, school, and burial purposes. The congregation built its first sanctuary in 1899 and a tabernacle in 1908. Other facilities, built over the years, supported a growing congregation and housed fellowship and Sunday school programs. The name of the congregation was changed to the Methodist Church in 1939 and to Acton United Methodist Church in 1968. Construction of the nearby de Cordova Bend Reservoir in 1966 restored prosperity to this area and resulted in a steady expansion of the Acton Methodist congregation; membership in the church grew from 106 in 1973 to 1196 in 1993. The church continues to serve the community with a variety of worship, educational, and outreach programs and activities. (1994) ACTON PUBLIC SQUARE Marker # 81 Location: At N intersection of FM 4 and FM 167 City: Acton Marker Erected: 1976 Marker Text: The oldest community in what is now Hood County, Acton was settled during the 1850's. First called "Comanche Peak" when a post office was established here on March 10, 1856, the town was renamed "Acton" before the post office was reopened, March 16, 1868. Clarence P. Hollis, pioneer merchant and early postmaster, donated 1.43 acres of land for this public square in the 1860's. Once the hub of commercial activity, the square declined after many of the buildings around it burned. The site was resurveyed in 1974 and restored as center of this rural community. (1976) ADD-RAN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE Marker # 84 Location: Carroway Street and Highway 4 (West side), Thorp Springs (Collins Remain-Building burned) City: Thorp Springs Marker Erected: 1936 Marker Text: Here J.A. Clark and his two sons, Addison and Randolph began a private school chartered in 1873 under the name of Add-Ran Christian College. Removed to Waco on December 25, 1895. Reestablished at Fort Worth in 1909 as Texas Christian University. ASTON HOUSE Marker # 221 Location: 221 E. Bridge Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1978 Marker Text: When Hood County native Andy C. Aston (1857-1917) married young Dorothy Ficklin (1875-1961), he promised her a fine home. He had gifted designer and builder E.J. Holderness erect this ornate Queen Anne Style House in 1905. A warm- hearted person, active in her church and community, Mrs. Aston often opened the house to large gatherings. An Andy Aston grandchild was born here before the property passed from the family in 1925. ASTON-LANDERS BUILDING Marker # 222 Location: 113 Bridge Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1974 Marker Text: Erected 1893 as a saloon by Andy Aston and George Landers; of native stone, with patented iron front. Here occurred a 1901 duel that badly injured a non- participating horseman on the square. Crusader Carrie Nation visited Granbury in 1905, and in 1906 voters outlawed liquor. Afterward Aston had his buggy and harness shop in the building, employing fine leather craftsmen Charlie Maxwell and Wilkes McCuen. Later the building housed shops of many kinds. BAKER-DOYLE BUILDING Marker # 283 Location: 123 N. Houston Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1988 Marker Text: John D. Baker (1848-1899) had this building constructed in 1882 for his dry goods store. A merchant and community leader, Baker later moved to Weatherford. His partner, James H. Doyle (1846-1933), became sole owner of the building in 1899. Later occupants included city national bank, grocers, dentists, and doctors. Built of native limestone, the high Victorian Italianate structure features arched window openings with fanlights and a simple stone cornice. BAKER-RYLEE BUILDING AND TOWN SQUARE SERVICE STATION Marker # 284 Location: 210 E. Pearl Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1986 Marker Text: This cut limestone structure was built in 1895 to house the hardware operation of D.O. Baker and J.D. Rylee. The following year, Baker's brother Jess joined the partnership, and in 1898 the store became the Baker Hardware Company. When the Transcontinental Oil Company purchased the building in 1929, two walls were removed to provide automobile access for the sale of gasoline. A landmark on the square, the building reflects Granbury's early commercial growth. BOWDEN KENNON HOUSE Marker # 473 and 6248 Location: 505 West Doyle City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1984 Marker Text: Built between 1908 and 1914 for the family of Ralph W. Bowden (1873-1954), this home features leaded glass windows and steeply pitched gables with flaring eaves. Bowden, a Granbury merchant, served as a city councilman and established an early telephone system for the area. The home was sold in 1914 to Perry H. Kennon (1864-1927), who served as Hood county tax assessor for ten years. The home stands as a reflection of Granbury's years of growth and prominence. J.D AND GEORGIA BROWN HOUSE Marker # 2672 Location: 118 West Bluff Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1994 Marker Text: This house was built in 1907 by the R.B. Spencer Lumber Company for Jefferson Davis (J.D.) (1853-1908) and Georgia Brown (1857-1946). By 1881 J.D. was owner/operator of an impressive dry goods store on the town square. He became a prominent banker and in the early 1900's was mayor of Granbury. The classical revival style house features a 2-tier porch with Doric columns and Victorian style angled bays at gable ends. The house remained in the Brown family until 1935. JOHN W. BULL STONE HOUSE Marker # 2818 Location: From Granbury, take FM 51 south about 14.5 miles to FM 205 west and turn southwest immediately onto CR. Follow CR about 2.7 miles southwest then take gravel road south about 1/10 miles City: Granbury vicinity Marker Erected: 1970 Marker Text: One of earliest masonry homes in area; built in view of Indian caucus site, Comanche Peak. John W. Bull (1818-98), born in Tennessee, came to Texas in 1853; preempted land here, 1861; in Jan. 1865 participated in the famed Dove Creek Indian Battle. After land grant was approved (1871), Bull hired crew under Mason Pat Gannon to build this house of stone quarried from nearby hill. Chiseled in chimney is the date "March 17, 1872". BUSH-MORGAN CHERRY BUILDING Marker # 579 Location: 115 North Houston City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1984 Marker Text: Constructed in 1891, this building has been associated throughout its history with prominent Granbury citizens and successful businesses. From 1891 until 1894, it served as the dry goods store of F.C. Bush, who was the city tax collector and secretary in 1892. In 1895 the building housed the Morgan Drug Store, run by Eugene H. Morgan, who later became a prominent local physician. For the next 72 years, the building was associated with other drugstores, including that of William H. Cherry, who served as mayor of Granbury and as a director of The First National Bank. THE COLONY CEMETERY Marker # 12319 Location: 4 miles west of Granbury on US 377 City: Granbury vicinity Marker Erected: 2000 Marker Text: Residents of the community known as The Colony came to Hood County with their white southern owners as early as the 1850s. After emancipation they began to settle in this area, and many acquired land under a state law which provided settlers with the opportunity to live on land for as many as seven years before securing a patent for the property. "Doc" Foster and Simon and Hettie Hightower were such landowners. The Colony grew rapidly in the last years of the nineteenth century. A church called Mt. Zion, which also served as a temporary school was established. The earliest marked grave in The Colony Cemetery is that of Mary Edwards, who died in 1876. The Colony residents played important roles in the development of Hood County. They helped clear land for the Courthouse site, executed their masonry skills on the buildings on the Granbury Square, and worked on area farms. Church fundraising events and celebrations such as Juneteenth, the celebration of Texas' notification of the end of slavery, were an important part of the colony's community life. By the end of the Depression era of the 1930s, most of the adult residents had left The Colony for nearby towns, and many of the community's youth left the area completely, though they often chose to be returned to The Colony Cemetery for burial. The last three residents of The Colony left in the 1940s. The Colony Cemetery is an important chronicle of the history of Hood County and particularly of the generation of African Americans who were born in slavery and who forged new lives after emancipation, paving the road of freedom for their descendants. (2000) COMANCHE PEAK Marker # 993 Location: From Granbury, take SH 144 south about 3 miles City: Granbury vicinity Marker Erected: 1969 Marker Text: Prominent Indian and pioneer landmark. Actually a mesa, the peak rises 1,229 feet (above sea level). May have had ceremonial value for local tribes or have been a look-out point for game and enemies. A Comanche trail crossed county in this vicinity. In 1846 whites and indians en route to the so-called "peak" for a meeting almost failed to find it because of its flat top. Later settlers held dances here and students from Add-Ran College (about 10 miles north) had picnics at the peak. Boys also hunted wolves and rattlesnakes among caves and rocks on the top. ELIZABETH CROCKETT Marker # 1457 Location: Highway 167, Acton, in Acton Cemetery (Loc. about .5 miles South of intersection of FM 167 and FM 4, Acton) City: Acton Marker Erected: 1911 Marker Text: Home of Elizabeth Crockett, wife of David Crockett, hero of the Alamo. She died here March 2, 1860. Age 74. GRAVE OF ELIZABETH CROCKETT Marker # 6249 Location: FM 167, Acton, in Acton Cemetery (Loc. about .5 miles S of intersection of FM 167 and FM 4, Acton) City: Acton Marker Text: (Upper) Wife of David Crockett (Flat over grave) Mrs. Elizabeth Crockett, wife of David Crockett, born in Buncombe Co., NC, May 22, 1788, married to David Crockett in Lawrence Co., Tenn., 1816; died in Johnson Co.--now Hood Co.--Jan. 31, 1860, age 82 years. (On right and left sides) 1788 1860 1911 (Rear) Crockett SITE OF HOME OF ELIZABETH CROCKETT Marker # 6257 Location: Private Property; from Granbury, take US 377 east about 3 miles, then follow FM 167 north about 5 miles City: Granbury vicinity Marker Text: Wife of David Crockett, hero of the Alamo. She died here March 2,1860. Age 74. THREE MILES TO THE GRAVE OF ELIZABETH CROCKETT Marker # 6256 Location: From Granbury, take US 377 northeast about 2 miles to junction with FM 167 (marker on south side of US 377 just before junction) City: Granbury vicinity Marker Text: Wife of David Crockett, hero of the Alamo; died March 2, 1860, age 74. DANIEL HOUSE Marker # 1166 Location: 107 Bluff Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1981 Marker Text: In 1867, at the age of 10, William B. Daniel (d. 1940) came to Granbury with his parents. Following his father in the grocery business, he became a leading merchant of the city. In the early 1890's he built this Victorian residence for his family. Decorated with intricate Eastlake detailing, the home was a center of social activity and was also used for early funeral services of family and friends. After Daniel's death, the house remained in the family. DANIEL-HARRIS HOME Marker # 1169 Location: 403 West Bridge Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1981 Marker Text: Early Granbury merchant and saloonkeeper Robert Randolph Daniel (1864-1918) had this house built about 1892. In 1899 it was sold to Wesley Smith Harris (1854- 1930), a prominent local furniture dealer and undertaker. Representative of elegant turn-of-the-century homes in Granbury, the Victorian residence reflects influences of the Italianate and Eastlake styles and features an ornate square tower and intricate ornamentation. JAMES HOGAN DOYLE AND MARY KATE STRINGFELLOW DOYLE Marker # 12811 Location: 123 West Doyle City: Granbury Marker Erected: 2002 Marker Text: James Hogan Doyle and Mary Kate Stringfellow Doyle A native of South Carolina, James Hogan Doyle (1846-1933) fought with the Confederacy during the Civil War, was recognized for his bravery and made his way to Texas about 1870. He settled in the Granbury area and purchased this property in town in 1876. Doyle established himself as a prominent merchant, banker and civic leader, serving several terms as treasurer for Hood County. In 1879, he married Mary Kate Stringfellow (1861-1942), member of an early Granbury family. Their home on this site was built about 1880 and enlarged by 1900 to accommodate their family of three children. The property remained in the Doyle family until 1939. (2002) THE FAIR Marker # 5331 Location: 115 Bridge Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1974 Marker Text: Erected 1888 by Andy Aston for a harness and saddle-making shop. Ironwork was added during a 1906 remodeling, while George Landers was part owner. After harness shop was relocated about 1908, various retail stores operated here, including the grocery of Joe Kerr and several dry goods firms. Notable were "The Fair" and the store of "Blue-Front Riley", a merchant nicknamed for the facade of his earlier store, on the west side of the square. FJORST CJROSTOAM CJIRCJ PF GRANBURY Marker # 1711 Location: Highway 377 western city limits, Granbury(not Bus 577) (original frame church located 2 blocks east of courthouse square at corner of Bridge Street and Brazos Street) City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1977 Marker Text: This church was organized in the 1870's with the aid of Addison and Randolph Clark. In 1873 they helped their father Joseph A. Clark establish the Add-Ran Male and Female College at Thorp Spring (3.8 miles northwest), which later became Texas Christian University of Fort Worth. The Clark Brothers shared responsibilities as the first pastors. In 1889 the men of the fellowship erected a frame sanctuary on property purchased from D.C. Cogdell. This congregation has grown rapidly since the completion of Lake Granbury in 1969. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Marker # 6250 Location: 101 Bridge Street City: Granbury Marker Text: First unit in structure was built 1883--year private bank was opened by D.C. Cogdell and John H. Traylor. National Bank charter was issued in 1887 and second structural unit was later acquired. Besides the organizers, officials have included Jeff Nutt (1900-32); C.H. Bencini (1935-36); Jake Green (1936- 48); Henry Zweifel (1929-70); John S. Luton (1952- ). The hand-hewn native limestone structure is a good example of Victorian commercial building. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1972 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF GRANBURY Marker # 1837 Location: 309 North Bridge Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1974 Marker Text: Presbyterians held services in this locality in the 1850's and organized this church in 1879, only a few years after Granbury was founded. Charter members included the Bowdens, Carmichaels, Doyles, Gastons, Greens, Kens, Lyles, Mrs. Eliza Nunn and Mrs. Hattie D. Peveler. The congregation built this sanctuary in 1895-96. Style is modified gothic, with 3-story belfry and steeple. A stained glass window was added in 1964. W.D. AND ESSIE GAFFORD HOUSE Marker # 12623 Location: 361 S. Caddo Street City: Lipan Marker Erected: 2001 Marker Text: Constructed about 1916 for the family of William Doyle and Essie (Vandergriff) Gafford, this house is a good example of Craftsman bungalow design, popular in American architecture in the early 1900s. The Gaffords owned the general store in the Lipan community from 1911 until about 1929, in addition to farming and ranching enterprises on their Hood County property. W. D. Gafford (1894-1961) later operated city produce in Mineral Wells and established the local livestock auction. This historic farmhouse remained in the Gafford family throughout the 20th century. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2001 GLENN BROTHERS BUILDING Marker # 2190 Location: 109 Bridge Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1974 Marker Text: Erected in 1885 by town builder James Farr, an attorney; bought in 1888 by the Glenn Brothers--Clark B., Dan, John L., and James M. Civic leaders interested in many businesses besides their family grocery housed in this structure. After a fire in this store and the three to the west, contractors Elliott and Halsley made extensive repairs (1891), using heavy timbers clad in iron to support brick veneer front of upper story, with its handsome Victorian styling. GORDON HOME Marker # 2229 Location: 307 E. Pearl Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1983 Marker Text: Alonzo Peyton Gordon came to Granbury from Georgia in 1871. He taught school for a time before opening a mercantile store that grew into one of the largest in Hood County. His business was housed in a large stone building that he constructed on the Granbury Square. A cotton gin operator, Gordon also served as superintendent of the local school and in 1898 was elected to the Texas Legislature. Gordon built his home here in 1882. Remained in the Gordon Family until 1982. GRANBURY CEMETERY Marker # 12838 Location: Moore Street and Hwy. 51 North. Marker will be placed at the Moore Street entrance. City: Granbury Marker Erected: 2001 Marker Text: Granbury Cemetery Part of an original school land survey, this parcel was already known as "the cemetery lot" when deeded to the trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in 1885 for use as a public burial ground. A number of the stones here pre-date the 1866 founding of the city of Granbury, the earliest being that of John Edwards (1790-1853). Graves reportedly moved to this site from the Methodist churchyard on the courthouse square make it difficult to know whether some burials were original to the site or were reinterrments. In 1873, church leaders chose this hill as the location for a high school that became Granbury College in 1887. Following its closing, trustees deeded the school land to the city in 1915, allowing for College Hill's full usage as a cemetery. At rest here is War of 1812 veteran John Bennett Dickson (1793-1876), who was wounded in the Battle of New Orleans. He is joined by other veterans from the U.S.-Mexico War, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Brigadier General Hiram B. Granbury (1831- 1864), the city's namesake, was reinterred here in 1893; his surname is also recorded as Granberry. This cemetery chronicles the pioneers and generations of families who are the Granbury area's rich heritage. Historic Texas Cemetery- 2001 GRANBURY HOUSE Marker # 2242 Location: 104 E. Pearl Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1979 Marker Text: Martha Washington (Garrison) Stringfellow (1834-1914), a widow with three children, migrated to Hood County about 1871. To support her family, she operated a boarding house, known as "The Granbury House", at this location. In 1874 she married local builder Joseph W. Anderson (d. 1901), who probably erected this structure. Anderson was a stonemason and partner in a Lumber Mill. He constructed many of Granbury's homes, churches, and Victorian commercial buildings. Among the later tenants of this structure were hotels, saloons, cafes, and clothing stores. GRANBURY LIGHT PLANT Marker # 2243 Location: Corner of North Ewell and North Brazos City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1994 Marker Text: Before 1923, privately owned light companies supplied electricity to the citizens of Granbury. In that year, the residents voted to build and own their own power plant. The city purchased the Granbury water, ice, light and power company and built this structure to house the new plant. Constructed by the municipal engineering company, the industrial building still houses the diesel engines and other machinery that generated electricity until the plant closed in 1954. GRANBURY METHODIST CHURCH Marker # 2244 Location: 204 E. Pearl Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1994 Marker Text: The Rev. John R. Hill and seven charter members organized this congregation as the Granbury Methodist Episcopal Church, south, in 1871. They conducted worship services in a local schoolhouse until 1883, when they completed their first sanctuary near this site. Additional buildings were constructed over the years to meet the needs of the growing congregation. The name was changed to First United Methodist Church in 1968. Throughout its history, the congregation has served the community with a variety of worship, educational, and outreach programs. GRANBURY OPERA HOUSE Marker # 2245 Location: 116 E. Pearl Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1977 Marker Text: Pressed tin detailing decorates this stone structure, erected in 1886. Kerr's Opera House, which featured Vaudeville acts, dramatic productions, and musical programs, occupied the top floor until 1911. The lower floor housed various businesses, including a saloon, saddle and harness shop, and two grocery stores. Later the roof collapsed, and the building rapidly deteriorated. It was restored and reopened in 1975 by the Granbury Opera Association. GRANBURY RAILROAD DEPOT Marker # 2246 Location: 109 E. Ewell Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1984 Marker Text: Representative of early 20th century rural Texas train stations, this depot was constructed in 1914. It replaced an earlier station that had been built when the railroad came to Granbury in 1887. The depot features wide overhanging eaves and a red tile roof. Although passenger service to Granbury had stopped by 1973, the depot stands as a reminder of the important role of the railroad in the city's history. GENERAL H.B. GRANBURY Marker # 2130 Location: 100th block of Pearl Street, Granbury Courthouse lawn City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1963 Marker Text: A Mississippian came to Texas early 1850's. Lawyer in Waco, recruited Waco guards, confederate Army, 1861. Elected major 7th Texas infantry. Beat back federals some miles, Fort Donelson, Tenn., Feb. 1862. Captured there, exchanged Aug. colonel in Vicksburg campaign to prevent split of confederacy along Mississippi River. Took 306 men into battle, lost 158. Chickamauga, Sept. 1863 severely wounded. Had brigade command missionary ridge. Promoted brigadier general 1864. Led Granbury's Texas Brigade into Tennessee with hood. Was one of 6 confederate generals killed at Franklin, Tenn. buried in Granbury Cemetery. (Back of Gen. H.B. Granbury) Formed in Autumn 1863 from remnant of Deshler's Brigade. Texas units included 6th, 7th, 10th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 24th, 25th infantry, with 3rd, 5th confederate regiments of Memphis. Nov. 1863 battles of Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Granbury's men repulsed Sherman's attacks repeatedly C.S.A. Congress thanked unit for valor at Ringgold Gap at Kensaw Mountain this and fellow Brigade counted 700 enemy casualties at their front after one charge. In Bayonet Combat, yells in the dark from Granbury's men were sufficient to rout federals. Before troops of equal number in open field the unit was unconquerable. Fought entrenched Army, Franklin, Tenn. Battle. Flags flying, drums rolling, but with no cover Granbury's men ran Forth on the double. Courage inspired by the leader named it forever: Granbury's Brigade. GENERAL H.B. GRANBURY AND GRANBURY'S TEXAS BRIGADE Marker # 6251 Location: 100 block of Pearl Street, Granbury; Courthouse Square City: Granbury Marker Text: A Mississippian. Came to Texas early 1850s. Lawyer in Waco, recruited Waco Guards, Confederate Army, 1861. Elected Major 7th Texas Infantry. Beat back Federals some miles, Fort Donelson, Tenn., Feb. 1862. Captured there, exchanged Aug. Colonel in Vicksburg campaign to prevent split of Confederacy along Mississippi River. Took 306 men into battle, lost 158. Chickamauga, Sept. 1863 severely wounded. Had brigade command Missionary Ridge. Promoted Brigadier General 1864. Led Granbury's Texas Brigade into Tennessee with Hood. Was one of 6 Confederate Generals killed at Franklin, Tenn. Buried in Granbury Cemetery. (Back of Gen. H.B. Granbury) Granbury's Texas Brigade Formed in Autumn 1863 from remnant of Deshler's Brigade. Texas units included 6th, 7th, 10th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 24th, 25th Infantry, with 3rd, 5th Confederate Regiments of Memphis. Nov. 1863 battles of Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Granbury's men repulsed Sherman's attacks repeatedly. C.S.A. Congress thanked unit for valor at Ringgold Gap at Kennesaw Mountain, this and fellow Brigade counted 700 enemy casualties at their front after one charge. In bayonet combat, yells in the dark from Granbury's men were sufficient to rout Federals. Before troops of equal number in open field the unit was unconquerable. Fought entrenched army, Franklin, Tenn. Battle. Flags flying, drums rolling, but with no cover Granbury's men ran forth on the double. Courage inspired by the leader named it forever: Granbury's Brigade. Erected by the State of Texas 1963 E.A. HANNAFORD BUILDING Marker # 12078 Location: 130 N. Houston Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1999 Marker Text: Born in England and reared in Ohio, E. A. Hannaford (1841-1915) served in the Union Army. He came to Granbury from Ohio in 1871, establishing his drugstore in a tent. He and merchant J. D. Baker had a two-part commercial building erected in the Italianate style in 1886. Among the first stone buildings in Granbury, it was commonly known as the "Arch Block." The cornice on this side advertised Hannaford's Drug and Book Store. "Doc" Hannaford became a prominent civic leader and businessman. After his death his nephew operated the drugstore. Early second-floor tenants included the "Granbury Graphics" newspaper, doctors' offices and a beauty parlor. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1997 E.A. HANNAFORD HOUSE Marker # 1313 Location: 126 S. Lambert Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1988 Marker Text: Built in 1881-82 by Edwin Augustus Hannaford (1841-1915), this home serves as a reflection of his high standing in the community. A native of England, Hannaford came to Granbury in 1871 and opened the town's first drugstore. He and his wife, Nettie, were both respected civic leaders. Exhibiting Italianate details, the home features a central entry flanked by bay windows, bracketed eaves, and pedimented window surrounds. (1988) HARDWARE AND TIN SHOP Marker # 2375 Location: 107 Bridge Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1974 Marker Text: A cabin-dotted Woodland in 1870, this square soon had buildings of stone quarried less than a mile away. Investor John D. Baker built this structure in 1882 and in 1890 sold it to saloonkeepers Aston and Landers. Extensive repairs were made in 1891, after a fire in this and neighbor buildings. By 1895, ex- county clerk J.R. Morris had a hardware and tin shop here. Lon Morris, a widely-known lawyer and college benefactor, had his offices on the second floor. HARRIS BUILDING Marker # 2389 Location: 114-118 East Pearl Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1972 Marker Text: Local stonemason I.W. Walley erected the rock walls of this masonry commercial building in 1899. A cast iron storefront and decorative brickwork enhance the plastered facade. The two story structure was built for Wesley Smith Harris (1854-1930), who ran a furniture store and funeral home here. The two businesses were associated because at that time furniture manufacturers made casket parts. Ben Estes later took over operation of both concerns. HAYNES-BURNS-EWELL BUILDING Marker # 2412 Location: 106 E. Pearl Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1976 Marker Text: Early site of the Granbury post office, this native stone structure was erected by James C. Haynes, postmaster from 1872 to 1874. He sold the edifice in 1878 to Thomas A. Burns, who served as postmaster until 1883. The property was then purchased by Thomas T. Ewell, a newspaperman who published an early history of Hood County. Offices, stores, and cafes occupied the building until 1975, when it was restored by Dick and Sunny Allen for Hood County Title Company. HOLDERNESS-AIKEN HOUSE Marker # 2508 Location: 321 W. Bridge Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1975 Marker Text: Contractor E.J. Holderness, credited with building numerous Victorian structures in Granbury, erected this home for his own family, in 1896. The front porch features intricate Eastlake style decoration. Enlarged before 1910, the one story frame house was occupied by Holderness until 1913. It was acquired in 1926 by Mary Narcissa Rylee (Mrs. Ed) Aiken (1856-1931), member of a Pioneer Hood County family. Her daughter, Mabel Aiken (Mrs. George) Bayer, has preserved the residence. HOOD COUNTY COURTHOUSE Marker # 2552 Location: 100 block of Pearl Street, Granbury Courthouse lawn City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1970 Marker Text: Fifth courthouse on this site. Erected 1890-1891, this handsome building is a Texas version of the French second empire style. First courthouse (1867) was a 1-room log cabin housing county records, lawyers and land agents' offices, and mail station. It was succeeded by 3 stone structures. Contractors Moodie and Ellis and Architect W.C. Dodson built this native stone edifice. The clock tower, added after completion, was reinforced with steel in 1969. HOOD COUNTY JAILHOUSE Marker # 2553 Location: 208 N. Crockett City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1970 Marker Text: Second county jail. Celebrated in early local Ballad. Built to succeed 1873 log jail at time when lawlessness was rampant. Main building is late Victorian in style. Separate stone kitchen was added upon completion. The tall front section was to have a gallows, but no hanging have occurred here. Jail admits some 55 prisoners yearly. "Uncle" Andy Walters, a local character, once locked sheriff in this jail, but left key with judge on way home. HOOD COUNTY NEWS Marker # 2554 Location: 1419 S. Morgan Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1974 Marker Text: Successor to "Granbury Vidette" town's first newspaper, founded 1872 by Capt. W.L. Bond and later owned by an 1882 staff recruit, A. W. Crockett (1857-1953), a grandson of the Alamo hero. J.D. Ballard in 1884 started the "Granbury News", later owned by highly regarded Frank Gaston. State Senator A.B. Crawford and wife in 1937 bought from Crockett the last paper he owned, merging it in 1946 with the "Granbury News". In 1964 widowed Mrs. Crawford moved paper into this 1891 building and began to advocate historic preservation--a policy continued by later owners after she retired in 1970. GENERAL JOHN BELL HOOD Marker # 2133 Location: 100 block of Pearl Street, Granbury Courthouse lawn City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1963 Marker Text: Born Kentucky, west point graduate Army service on Texas frontier led hood to adopt the Lone Star State. Resigned U.S. Army 1861 to serve south. Commanded 4th Texas Infantry. Led "Hood's Texas," most renowned confederate brigade. Rose rapidly to lieutenant general. Known as "The Fighting General" for leadership in the army of Northern Virginia. Although lost leg battle Chickamauga, became commander army of Tennessee. A memorial to Texans who served the confederacy erected by the state of Texas 1963. GENERAL JOHN BELL HOOD Marker # 6259 Location: 100 block of Pearl Street, Granbury Courthouse lawn City: Granbury Marker Text: Born Kentucky. West Point graduate. Army service on Texas frontier led Hood to adopt the Lone Star State. Resigned U.S. Army 1861 to serve South. Commanded 4th Texas Infantry. Led "Hood's Texas," most renowned Confederate Brigade. Rose rapidly to Lieutenant General. Known as "The Fighting General" for leadership in the Army of Northern Virginia. Although lost leg Battle Chickamauga, became commander Army of Tennessee. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy Erected by the State of Texas 1963. LEES-BRYAN HOUSE Marker # 6260 Location: 121 W. Bluff Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1985 Marker Text: This Eastlake style house was built in 1890 for Granbury Merchant J.C. Lees, a native of Canada. The home was sold to S.L. Bowden in 1895. Bowden's daughter Maude lived here after her marriage to Hardy H. Bryan in 1903. The corner porch entry and corner tower with fish-scale shingles and pyramidal roof are dominant features of the Lees-Bryan house, which remained in the Bryan family for nearly 70 years. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1985 MARTIN CEMETERY Marker # 12379 Location: 5 miles east of Lipan on FM 4 to Diamond A Ranch, then 2 miles down main ranch road through two gates City: Lipan vicinity Marker Erected: 2001 Marker Text: A reminder of pioneer life in Hood County, the Martin Cemetery may have had its origins as early as 1859 when Nathan Holt was buried on the property after being killed during an Indian attack. The graveyard is named for the family of William Harvey Martin, who came to Texas from Illinois in 1855 and obtained the land on which the cemetery rests in 1876. The oldest tombstone--dated June 17, 1868--is that of Spencer Marion Self, infant son of David and Frances Self, while a reproduced stone marks an even earlier burial, that of Elizabeth Fortner Holt, from about 1860. Grave markers of granite, concrete and hand- carved stone reflect the lives of those buried here and stand as testament to the area pioneers. (2001) MITCHELL BEND CEMETERY Marker # 3421 Location: From Granbury, take SH 144, south 5.5 miles, then go east on FM 2425 about 2 miles take county road south (Mitchell Bend Road)about 3.5 miles almost to cantry line then go west. Cemetery drive about 1/10 mile City: Granbury vicinity Marker Erected: 1989 Marker Text: The Mitchell Bend of the Brazos River and this area of Hood County are named for an early settler, Nelson Cooney Mitchell. He was convicted of a murder arising out of a feud with the Truett Family in 1874 and was hanged one year later. Mitchell is buried in this cemetery, as are many other pioneer settlers and their descendants. The earliest marked grave is that of one year old James Earnest, who died in November 1872. According to local tradition, however, some of the unmarked graves may date to before the civil war. J.F. AND J. NUTT BUILDING Marker # 2676 Location: 117 E. Bridge Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1970 Marker Text: Erected for Jesse and Jacob Nutt, blind brothers who aided in establishing county seat at Granbury. Their first (1866) store had been a 16 by 12 log house with a wagon yard in the rear. This structure of hand-hewn Hood county stone was built in 1893 by local contractor Jim Warren. About 1919 Nutt Hotel--famed for dining room--moved in after "grocery" was remodeled. Building has been occupied by 3 generations of the Nutt Family. DAVID L. NUTT HOME Marker # 1172 Location: 319 E. Bridge Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1966 Marker Text: Two story house built in 1879 by David Lee Nutt, who came to Texas from Missouri in 1857. Constructed, plantation-style, with cypress lumber hauled by ox cart from east Texas. Home soon converted into Hood County's first hotel, humorously named "The Nutt House" by the family. Patrons were drummers visiting Nutt's mercantile store. Became a home again in 1900. Nutt was a donor of 40 acres for original Granbury townsite. SITE OF SCHULTZ BLACKSMITH SHOP Marker # 4884 Location: 201 E. Bridge Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1984 Marker Text: Carl Severin Schultz was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1876. After marrying Nelsona Vestermann (b. 1871), he came to the United States and settled professions, including ownership of a soft drink factory. He later became the Village Blacksmith and operated his shop on this site, which he had purchased in 1900. Known throughout the town and the county for his fine craftsmanship, Schultz represents the type of settler and business leader who lived in Granbury at the turn of the century. SMITH-SAVAGE HOUSE Marker # 6261 Location: 826 N. Thorp Spring Road City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1986 Marker Text: Samuel Hancock Smith (1842-1906) had this residence built soon after he became Hood County tax assessor in 1883. Most of the decorative trim probably was added during an 1892 expansion of the home. From 1920 until 1956, this was the residence of the Savage family. William (1864-1933) and Emma (1878-1956) were Granbury merchants. Prominent features of the Smith-Savage house include its Eastlake porch and Italianate style bay window. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1986 Incise on base: Marker secured by Alison, Claudia & David Southern, owners since 1980. THRASH-LANDERS-HINER HOUSE Marker # 5479 Location: 201 W. Pearl Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1995 Marker Text: North Carolina native Patrick H. Thrash (1832-1921) moved his family to this area in 1872. Thrash, Granbury's first mayor, built a one story frame home here about 1880. Downtown saloon owner George W. Landers purchased the property in 1899, then sold it to district attorney John J. Hiner in 1903. Hiner's brother, Hood county sheriff Thomas H. Hiner, acquired the property in 1915. This Queen Anne style frame house was enlarged to its current appearance between 1905 and 1910. DR. WILLIAM AND EUNICE WALKER HOUSE Marker # 12077 Location: 315 W. Bridge Street City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1998 Marker Text: Known as "The Honeymoon Cottage," this house was built about 1895 for Dr. William and Eunice Fitzhugh Walker. An eye, ear, nose, and throat specialist, Dr. Walker also owned the Palace Drugstore in nearby Tolar. Built by local contractor E. J. Holderness, the Walker home is a fine example of a Victorian cottage with Eastlake detailing, including turned woodwork, fishscale shingles in the gables, and stained glass windows. The Walkers sold the home in 1897 to former Hood County Sheriff and State Representative B. W. Morris. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1998 WRIGHT-HENDERSON-DUNCAN HOUSE Marker # 5913 Location: Spring Street and SH 144, near FM 51 City: Granbury Marker Erected: 1977 Marker Text: The three principal owners of this home each served terms as sheriff of Hood County. A.J. Wright (1819-1889) began the limestone structure about 1873 as a one story dogtrot dwelling. James F. Henderson, who acquired the house in 1881, added the second floor and Victorian galleries. Charles M. Duncan (1878-1957) and his wife Emma (Wade), owners for a long period in the 20th century, helped preserve the residence.