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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Brite Cemetery

Brite Cemetery has served citizens of Atascosa County since the 1850s. It was formally set aside when Thomas Ransdele Brite passed away in 1859, though the earliest marked burial is that of his infant son, Dan (d. 1854). Thomas Brite ...

Benton City Cemetery

(Established 1870)

First public cemetery in this community, which was famous in early days for its outstanding school, aggressive businesses, and newspaper, the Benton City "Era."

Site was given by James M. Jones, farmer-livestock raiser and leading citizen, whose rock house ...

Atascosa County Courthouse

Atascosa County was created from Bexar County in 1856. The first county seat was at Navatasco, on land donated by Jose Antonio Navarro, and the county's first courthouse was a log cabin. The county seat was moved to Pleasanton in ...

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

Amphion and Amphion Cemetery

Amphion traces its beginning to the establishment of Atascosa County's first courthouse which is believed to have been constructed near this site at the county seat of Navatasco in 1857. Amphion, thought to have been named after a figure in ...

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 ...