Showing posts with label Texas-Historical-Commission-Markers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Texas-Historical-Commission-Markers. Show all posts
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Houston's First Sit-In at Weingarten's Lunch Counter (Historical Marker))
Texas Historical Commission Marker at site of former Weingarten Supermarket where in 1960 TSU students staged the first lunch counter sit-in in Houston that led to peaceful desegregation of public accommodations in the City of Houston.
| At 4110 Almeda Rd Houston, TX 77004 today: United States Post Office |
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Friday, December 9, 2016
Dick Dowling - White marble statute of Civil War figure at Hermann Park and grave in the East End
Long dead, but still controversial: Irishman-Southerner Dick Dowling,
of Civil War battle fame
| The way to other Hermann Park Destinations Hermann Park sign with Dowling top right - Cambridge St. at S. MacGregor Way |
| Cambridge St: Dick Dowling Statue with Texas Historical Commission Marker |
DOWLING GRAVE AT ST VINCENT'S CEMETERY
IN THE EAST END
| Dick Dowling plaque at burial site in historic St. Vincent's cemetery on Navigation Blvd. |
| Dick Dowling is buried at St. Vincent's Cemetery adjoining Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church on Navigation Boulevard in Houston's East End |
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Founders Memorial Cemetery on W. Dallas St.
Where the Allens Rest in Peace
| John Kirby Allen Historical Commission Marker |
| 1836 Town of Houston Newspaper Pitch (at Sesquicentennial Park) |
| Augustus Chapman Allen (Texas Historical Commission Marker) |
| Harvey H. Allen - 2nd Chief Justice Harris Co. (1819-1867) Grave Marker |
| James Collingsworth Grave Site (drowned in Galveston in 1839) |
Founders Memorial Cemetery in the Fall
| Texas Historical Commission Medallion at Historic Cemetery where the Allen Brothers are buried |
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