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Walker County Historical Markers

One of the primary statutory duties of county historical commissions is to research and appprove historical markers for the county. Walker County now has over 80 historical markers.

Below is a partial list of Walker County Historical markers based on an onsite survey. Others will be added as time permits.

• A.F. & A.M. Forrest Lodge No. 19
• Akin Hill
• Andrew Female College
• Site of Andrew Female College
• James Addison Baker
• Austin College Building
• Rev. Thomas H. Ball
• General John Slater Besser
• Bethea Creek
• Boettcher House
• Boettcher's Mill
• Samuel Calhoun Cemetery
• Camp Huntsville
• Chalk Cemetery
• Cook Springs Baptist Church
• Hillary Mercer Crabb
• Cumberland Presbyterian Church
• Eastham-Thomason House
• Christoper C. Edinburgh
• Emancipation Park
• First Baptist Church
• First Christian Church of Huntsville
• First Presbyterian Church of Huntsville
• First United Methodist Church of Huntsville
• Sallie E. Gibbs
• Gibbs-Powell House
• Old Gibbs Store
• Capt. Benjamin Harper
• Henry Opera House
• Joshua Houston
• Margaret Moffette Lea Houston
• Huntsville Item
• Huntsville Springs
• Huntsville "Walls" Unit
• Pleasant Williams Kittrell
• McAdams Cemetery
• Newport
• Oakwood Cemetery
• Pritchett House
• Riverside
• St. James United Methodist Church of Huntsville
• State Pentitentiary C.S.A. and Texas Civil War Manufacturing
• Sam Houston (Woodland Home)
• Sam Houston (Oakwood Cemetery)
• Sam Houston Industrial and Training School
• Sam Houston State University - Old Main Building
• Sam Houston State University - Peabody Library Building
• Original Site of Steamboat House (Sam Houston Residence)
• Steamboat House (Sam Houston Residence)
• Thomas Cemetery
• The Thomas Plantation and Steamboat Landing
• Walker County
• Five Courthouses of Walker County
• Woodland Home
• Henderson Yoakum

Complete THC Historical Marker List for Walker County (pdf)