view gallery NW0 km | Hill County in Texas Historical Markers 1936 Centennial Highway Marker standing on the east side of the Hill County courthouse grounds, noting the county's origins and paying tribute to Dr. George W. Hill, for whom the county is named. posted by: txoilgas location: Texas date approved: 12/10/2010 last visited: 03/07/2018 |
view gallery W0 km | Confederate Soldier - Hillsboro, TX in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures The Hill County Confederate Monument stands on the Courthouse Square in Hillsboro. It is listed in the Smithsonian Art Inventory of Sculptures. posted by: QuesterMark location: Texas date approved: 11/25/2017 last visited: 06/26/2016 |
view gallery W0 km | 4H Time Capsule October 5, 1983 - Hillsboro, Texas in Time Capsules A time capsule set at the base of the Confederate Soldier statue on the South East corner of the Courthouse square in Hillsboro. posted by: txoilgas location: Texas date approved: 11/30/2010 last visited: 06/26/2016 |
view gallery W0 km | Hill County Confederate Soldiers Memorial - Hillsboro, TX in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials This memorial, consisting of a Civil War soldier, dressed in full uniform stands at parade rest atop a multitiered base, is on the Hill County Courthouse Square in Hillsboro, TX. posted by: QuesterMark location: Texas date approved: 11/24/2017 last visited: 06/26/2016 |
view gallery NW0 km | Hill County Courthouse in Texas Historical Markers Separated Texas Historical Medallion and Plate, at the east side of the Hill County courthouse, giving a little bit of background on those who designed and built this Second Empire gem. posted by: txoilgas location: Texas date approved: 12/10/2010 last visited: 03/07/2018 |
view gallery SW0 km | Sturgis National Bank - Hillsboro, TX in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Received its State Charter (#3786) in 1887. Pres. was W.W. Sturgis. Banks with a State Charter were allowed to print money. The quantity of notes that a bank could print was proportional to the bank’s level of capital deposited with the Comptroller. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 07/01/2016 last visited: 07/05/2016 |
view gallery SW0 km | Sturgis National Bank - Hillsboro, TX in Converted Bank Buildings Received its State Charter (#3786) in 1887. Pres. was W.W. Sturgis. Banks with a State Charter were allowed to print money. The quantity of notes that a bank could print was proportional to the bank’s level of capital deposited with the Comptroller. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 11/01/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery S0 km | Texas Theater - Hillsboro, TX in Vintage Movie Theaters Opened as the Palace Theatre in 1926. Somewhere around 1936, the new Marquee was installed & the name was changed to the Texas Theatre. Closed in 2001. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 07/08/2016 last visited: 07/05/2016 |
view gallery SW0 km | Old Rock Saloon - Hillsboro, TX in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Built in 1876; the oldest structure remaining in Hillsboro. Renovated in 1981-82. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 07/01/2016 last visited: 07/05/2016 |
view gallery W0 km | Hill County Courthouse - Hillsboro, TX in Frieze Art This wedding-cake masterpiece was designed by Wacoan Architect W. C. Dodson. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 10/14/2017 last visited: 03/07/2018 |
view gallery W0 km | Hill County Courthouse - Hillsboro, Texas in Courthouses The county court house of Hill county, Texas. posted by: Geojeepsters location: Texas date approved: 02/04/2009 last visited: 03/07/2018 |
view gallery W0 km | Hill County Courthouse Fire 1993 - Hillsboro Texas in Famous Fires Hill County Courthouse Fire posted by: Geojeepsters location: Texas date approved: 02/04/2009 last visited: 08/26/2021 |
view gallery W0 km | Hill County Courthouse - Hillsboro, TX in U.S. National Register of Historic Places This wedding-cake masterpiece was designed by Wacoan Architect W. C. Dodson. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 06/26/2016 last visited: 03/07/2018 |
view gallery W0 km | Hill County Courthouse Clock - Hillsboro, Texas in Town Clocks The courthouse town clock. posted by: Geojeepsters location: Texas date approved: 02/04/2009 last visited: 03/07/2018 |
view gallery SW0.2 km | Bond's Alley in Texas Historical Markers Texas Historical Marker commemorating both Bond's Drug Store, the oldest pharmacy in Texas, and the adjacent alley which was named for the store. posted by: txoilgas location: Texas date approved: 01/12/2011 last visited: 10/14/2017 |
view gallery SW0.2 km | OLDEST - Pharmacy in Texas in Superlatives Texas’ "Oldest Pharmacy" was started in 1881 by Dr. William Bond, a former surgeon in the Confederate Army, on the south side of the courthouse square. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 10/14/2017 last visited: 03/07/2018 |
view gallery SW0.2 km | 1881 - T.B. Bond Pharmacy - Hillsboro, TX in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones Texas’ Oldest Pharmacy" was started in 1881 by Dr. William Bond, a former surgeon in the Confederate Army, on the south side of the courthouse square. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 10/14/2017 last visited: 03/07/2018 |
view gallery W0.2 km | CS2050 - USCGS X 64 - 1929 - Hillsboro, TX in U.S. Benchmarks This U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Bench Mark is mounted near the corner in the exterior wall of the Hill County Courthouse. posted by: QuesterMark location: Texas date approved: 09/05/2009 last visited: 04/24/2016 |
view gallery W0.2 km | Site of Old Lexington Village in Texas Historical Markers This little marker was originally four miles west, but is now on the corner of the Courthouse Square in Hillsboro. posted by: QuesterMark location: Texas date approved: 09/12/2009 last visited: 10/14/2017 |
view gallery W0.2 km | Hill County Courthouse Bell - Hillsboro Texas in Bells This bell stood above the original Hill County, courthouse in Texas. It was removed in 1993, after an electrical fire destroyed its supports. posted by: Geojeepsters location: Texas date approved: 02/07/2009 last visited: 03/07/2018 |
view gallery W0.2 km | Pioneer Bank Building in Texas Historical Markers Texas Historical Marker at the front of the old Farmers National Bank, at Covington and Elm Streets on the square in Hillsboro. It commemorates the establishment and history of the bank and this building, now owned and used by Colonial Trust. posted by: txoilgas location: Texas date approved: 01/15/2011 last visited: 02/01/2017 |
view gallery N0.2 km | City Gulf Station - Hillsboro, TX in Vintage Gas Stations Has a sign on it saying Lopez Tire Company, but the building is vacant. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 07/20/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery W0.2 km | Farmers National Bank - Hillsboro, TX in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Farmers National Bank of Hillsboro was chartered on June 27, 1887 with a capital of $50,000. This bank like many others issued their own currency. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 06/26/2016 last visited: 02/01/2017 |
view gallery W0.2 km | U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Benchmark CS2049 - Hillsboro, TX in U.S. Benchmarks U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Benchmark CS2049, located at the base of a column at the old Farmers National Bank, on the south side of the courthouse square at the intersection of Elm and Covington Streets, Hillsboro, TX. posted by: QuarrellaDeVil location: Texas date approved: 10/03/2013 last visited: 02/01/2017 |
view gallery NE0.2 km | Gebhardt Bakery - Hillsboro, TX in Victorian Style Architecture 1905 Bakery on Franklin Street is currently vacant. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 03/10/2019 last visited: never |
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