view gallery NE3.4 km | Camp Site Of the Texas Army in Texas Historical Markers A pink granite TX Highway Department marker on US 159 on the southern end of Hempstead, 5 miles Southeast of General Sam Houston's campsite in early April 1836 before his army finally crossed the Brazos river during the Runaway Scrape. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 01/11/2015 last visited: 03/13/2017 |
view gallery NE4 km | (Former) High School - Hempstead, TX in WPA Projects Building originally erected in 1937 has been remodeled several times. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/02/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery NE4 km | (Former) High School - Hempstead, TX in Former Schools Building originally erected in 1937 has been remodeled several times. It is now the HISD Administration Office. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/02/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery NE4 km | Hempstead High School in Texas Historical Markers A marker by Hempstead's old High School on Hwy 159 near Groce St., denoting that institution's history. Hempstead is the county seat of Waller County. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 01/12/2015 last visited: 03/02/2022 |
view gallery NE4.2 km | Ahrenbeck-Urban Home in Texas Historical Markers A plaque and medallion by a private residence in downtown Hempstead, Waller county; its original owner was one of the city's mayors during the Reconstruction Era (along with his brother). posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 02/03/2015 last visited: 03/13/2017 |
view gallery NE4.2 km | Madison "Matt" Kilpatrick in Texas Historical Markers A marker on the outskirts of Hempstead by the grave of Matt Kilpatrick in Oakwood Cemetery. Madison "Matt" Kilpatrick was a former runaway slave who became a respected political leader within Waller county. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 09/01/2014 last visited: 08/31/2014 |
view gallery NE4.2 km | Tin Man Water Tower - Hempstead, TX in Water Towers Located next to two ground level tanks behind a chain link fence at 13th and Washington. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/05/2022 last visited: 04/13/2023 |
view gallery NE4.2 km | BM0986 - HEMPSTEAD MUNICIPAL TANK - Hempstead, TX in U.S. Benchmarks The ball at the apex of the roof of the main water tank of Hempstead, Texas is a NGS benchmark ("BM0986"). posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 02/26/2015 last visited: 04/13/2023 |
view gallery NE4.3 km | Clarke Gardens - Hempstead, TX in Silhouette Public Art Sculptures This metal garden decorates the small park next to the U.S. Post Office. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/02/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery NE4.3 km | Small Gazebo -Hempstead, TX in Gazebos Little gazebo is in small park next to the U.S. Post Office. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/02/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery NE4.3 km | Staff Sgt. Jeffery Lee Hartley - Hempstead, TX in Specific Veteran Memorials Memorial is in Gazebo Park next to the U.S. Post Office. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/03/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery NE4.3 km | Gazebo Park Lil Library - Hempstead, TX in Free Community Book Exchanges Located on the north edge of Gazebo Park next to the U.S. Post Office parking lot. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/02/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery NE4.3 km | War Memorial - Hempstead, TX in Non-Specific Veteran Memorials Located on the north edge of Gazebo Park next to the U.S. Post Office. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/03/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery NE4.5 km | Parking Lot Lion - Hempstead, TX in Lion Statues One of two lions that rest at the entrance to a bank parking lot. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/03/2022 last visited: 04/13/2023 |
view gallery NE4.5 km | City Hall - Hempstead, TX in City and Town Halls Hempstead is the county seat of Waller County. It is located at the junctions of US-290, TX-6, and TX-159. It is approximately 50 miles northwest of downtown Houston. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/05/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery NE4.5 km | Depot Park Gate Art - Hempstead, TX in Silhouette Public Art Sculptures Black metal gate at south end of large pavilion. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/02/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery NE4.5 km | Urban Building - Hempstead, TX in Frieze Art Pretty building with decorative columns around the four windows. The name "Urban" on the front of the building, but no date. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/02/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery NE4.7 km | 1937 - Roy Chapman Bldg - Hempstead, TX in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones Large building at 1043 Austin Street, one block from the Waller County Courthouse. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/01/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery E4.7 km | Hebrew Cemetery - Hempstead, TX in Worldwide Cemeteries Established around 1840-50, this cemetery is located just across the old "Hempstead Cemetery" in Hempstead, Texas. It contains about 115 graves. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 02/17/2015 last visited: 03/03/2022 |
view gallery E4.7 km | Joe C. Smith - Hempstead Cemetery, Hempstead, TX in Woodmen of the World Grave Markers/Monuments Woodman of the World memorial for Joe C. Smith in Hempstead Cemetery. posted by: jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 05/22/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery E4.7 km | Meridith Franklin Hodges - Hempstead Cemetery, Hempstead, TX in Woodmen of the World Grave Markers/Monuments Woodmen of the World headstone for Meridith Franklin Hodges, in Hempstead Cemetery. posted by: jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 05/13/2017 last visited: never |
view gallery E4.7 km | Hempstead Cemetery - Hempstead, TX in Worldwide Cemeteries Established in the mid 1850's, this cemetery is the main burial ground of Hempstead, the County Seat of Waller County, Texas. It contains approximately 3,000 graves and a large collection of historic tombstones. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 02/17/2015 last visited: 03/03/2022 |
view gallery E4.7 km | Fritz Keuneke - Hempstead Cemetery - Hempstead, TX in Woodmen of the World Grave Markers/Monuments Woodmen of the World monument for Fritz Keuneke in the old Hempstead Cemetery in Hempstead, Waller County, TX (USA). posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 02/16/2015 last visited: 04/24/2017 |
view gallery NE4.7 km | 1941 - Betts Building - Hempstead, TX in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones Located on the west side of the Waller County courthouse square. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/02/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery E4.8 km | W.C. Gammage - Hempstead Cemetery, Hempstead, TX in Woodmen of the World Grave Markers/Monuments A Woodmen of the World Memorial for W.C. Gammage in Hempstead Cemetery. posted by: jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 05/22/2017 last visited: never |
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