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Lytle Methodist Church

According to oral history, the Lytle Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was founded in 1889. W.C. Newton, a local farmer and preacher, became known as "The Father of the Lytle Methodist Church" due to his efforts to establish a permanent place ...

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First Baptist Church of Pleasanton

On December 16, 1866, seven charter members met together to organize the First Baptist Church of Pleasanton. They met for worship in a variety of places, including the county courthouse in 1867, a schoolhouse south of town in 1870, and ...

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First Baptist Church of Lytle

Dr. J.V.E. Covey and 16 charter members organized this church in April 1893 and held their first meeting under a stand of oak trees. A small frame building was later built, becoming their first permanent church building. Early baptisms were ...

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The Volunteer-'98

 

He stood at the curb reflecting,

As the boys were marching by,

He heard the drums, then saw the flag,

And a gleam was in his eye.

He loved that starry banner,

He had no wish for gain,

A ...

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Cooper Chapter No. 101, Royal Arch Masons

Chartered March 27, 1871, on petition of Master Masons of Pleasanton Lodge No. 283, A.F. and A.M., and the surrounding area. Met in upper floor of the Isaac Cooper home until 1891; over Cooper Brothers store until Masonic Hall was ...

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Atascosa Lodge No. 379, A.F. and A.M.

Organized by eleven Master Masons in Benton City in 1872 and chartered June 9, 1873, by Grand Lodge of Texas. First hall, erected of stone in 1876, provided space for public school. The lodge, which has furnished social and cultural ...

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Old Atascosa County Jail

County officials rented a small Jourdanton house for a jail in 1911 after the county seat was moved here from Pleasanton in 1910. A proposal to build a new jail with cells from the old Pleasanton structure was rejected and ...

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Francisco Galindo Home

Concord Historical Landmark

Built in 1856

Marker can be reached from Amador Avenue, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Folger Stable c.1905

Folger Estate Stable Historic District

Erected by coffee magnate James A Folger II, and designed by Arthur Brown Jr., who designed the San Francisco Opera House and City Hall, the stable is an example of the so-called "Victorian Gothic Style". Famed ...

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Northwestern National Insurance Company

Erected in 1906 and designated in 1970 as a landmark of the City of Milwaukee by the Milwaukee Landmarks Commission in recognition of its architectural and historical significance to the community.

Marker is at the intersection of East Wisconsin Avenue ...

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