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|   FIRST (Original) Burial Site of Stephen F. Austin, Gulf Prairie Cemetery, Jones Creek, TX
in First of its Kind There is nothing fancy here. This is just a quiet churchyard cemetery. This is where Stephen F. Austin was ORIGINALLY buried. posted by:  jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 5/14/2017 last visited: 7/3/2007 |
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| FIRST -- Episcopal Church in Texas in First of its Kind Organized in 1839, Christ Church is the first Episcopal Church in Texas. posted by: jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 2/8/2017 last visited: 12/30/2011 |
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| FIRST Memorial of the Texas City Disaster -- Texas City, TX in First of its Kind These gates and stone posts are the first memorial to the Texas City disaster of 16 Apr 1947. They were installed 22 Jun 1947, when the 63 unknown victims on the explosions and fires were buried in a new cemetery organized solely for them. posted by:  Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 1/7/2013 last visited: 8/27/2006 |
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| FIRST -- Sugar Refinery in Texas, Sugar Land TX in First of its Kind A historic plaque at the former Imperial Pure Cane Sugar plant in Sugar Land TX proclaims this the first sugar refinery in Texas posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 12/16/2017 last visited: 5/31/2021 |
 view galleryN73.4 km | FIRST - Mason Monument in Texas, Morton Cemetery, Richmond, TX in First of its Kind Located towards the back of Morton Cemetery is the first Mason monument in the state of Texas. Erected by William Morton, honoring a fellow Mason, Robert Gillespie. posted by: jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 4/16/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE74.4 km | FIRST - African American Catholic Church in Texas in First of its Kind Since its beginning in 1889, Holy Rosary Catholic Church remains strong despite the damages sustained by the forces of Mother Nature. posted by: jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 8/4/2018 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE75.2 km | FIRST Home on 24th Street - Galveston, TX in First of its Kind In addition to living in the first house on 24th Street, George Habberton Nicholls holds U.S. Patent No. 882,479 issued on March 17, 1908, for a "New and Improved Shoe-Lace Fastener." posted by: jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 8/21/2018 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE75.3 km | First - German Catholic Church in Texas - St. Joseph's - Galveston, TX in First of its Kind This simple white Gothic Revival church is the First German Catholic Church in Texas. posted by: jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 3/13/2019 last visited: 5/26/2007 |
 view galleryNE75.8 km | FIRST - U.S. Civil Building in Texas in First of its Kind A trifecta of FIRST: U.S. Civil Building, U.S. District Court, and District Judge in Texas. (Remember - Texas became a STATE in 1845) posted by: jhuoni location: Texas date approved: 7/31/2018 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE75.8 km | First Church in Galveston, Texas in First of its Kind Historical marker giving information on the founding of first chruch in Galveston, the First Presbyterian Church. posted by:  BruceS location: Texas date approved: 3/17/2010 last visited: 5/28/2007 |
 view galleryNE76.4 km | FIRST - DAR Chapter in Texas - Galveston, TX in First of its Kind The location of the formation of the first Daughters of the American Revolution chapter in Texas on June 17, 1895. posted by: ggmorton location: Texas date approved: 10/3/2020 last visited: 5/28/2007 |
 view galleryN80 km | First Airplane Flight Over Texas in First of its Kind A marker telling of the 1st airplane flight over Texas. posted by: ggmorton location: Texas date approved: 4/26/2007 last visited: 6/13/2006 |
 view galleryN82.7 km | FIRST - African American US Congresswoman from the South, Houston TX in First of its Kind US Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, a member of the Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church, when she won her election in Nov 1972, became the first black female elected to the US Congress from the South -- EVER posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 4/13/2018 last visited: 3/5/2019 |
 view galleryN84 km | First - Masonic Lodge in Texas - Houston, TX in First of its Kind The lodge was originally chartered by the Grand Lodge of Louisiana on 27 January 1836, making it older than the Republic of Texas. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 7/26/2015 last visited: never |
 view galleryN84 km | FIRST -- Worshipful Grand Master of The Grand Lodge of the Republic of Texas & Holland Lodge, Houston TX in First of its Kind The state historic marker in front of the Holland Lodge, on Montrose Boulevard near the Museum District in Houston, proclaims its status as the first Masonic Lodge in Texas and names the First Worshipful Grand Master of the Lodge and the Grand Lodge posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 4/5/2017 last visited: 3/11/2017 |
 view galleryN85.3 km | FIRST -- Sunday School Superintendent of Jerusalem MBC, Houston TX in First of its Kind Brother Henry Thomas served as the first Sunday School Superintendent of Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church in Houston TX posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 4/13/2018 last visited: 2/24/2020 |
 view galleryN85.3 km | FIRST -- Religious Event at the Houston Astrodome, Houston TX in First of its Kind In 1965, the St. John Missionary Baptist Church on Emancipation Avenie hosted the 85th National Baptist Convention at the Astrodome, the first religious service held at that brand-new facility. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 4/13/2018 last visited: 4/7/2018 |
 view galleryN85.3 km | FIRST -- Librarian of the Houston Lyceum, Houston TX in First of its Kind Margaret Hadley Foster was the first librarian of the Houston Lyceum. She is descendant of Obedience Smith (January 21, 1771 - March 1, 1847), a Republic of Texas pioneer posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 4/12/2018 last visited: 4/7/2018 |
 view galleryN85.6 km | FIRST -- Black Church to Join the Union Baptist Association, Houston TX in First of its Kind The Fourth Missionary Baptist Church, a historic African-American church in Houston, and the first black church to join the Union Baptist Associaton, an important step in integrating the black and white Baptist churches in Texas posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 4/13/2018 last visited: 4/7/2018 |
 view galleryN86.9 km | FIRST -- African American Member of the Houston Light Guard, College Park Cemetery, Houston TX in First of its Kind Captain John "Jack" Sessums, the first (and during his lifetime, only) African American member of the Houston Light Guard posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 4/12/2018 last visited: 1/27/2019 |
 view galleryN87.9 km | FIRST - National Society's DAR Chapter in Houston - Houston, TX in First of its Kind A state historical marker in downtown Houston, Texas, denoting the site of the first National Society "Daughters of the American Revolution" in Houston (and the 5th in the state of Texas). posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 10/21/2018 last visited: 10/20/2018 |
 view galleryN87.9 km | FIRST -- Roman Catholic to be Nominated for President of the United States, Houston TX in First of its Kind Alfred E. Smith, the first Roman Catholic to be nominated for US President, was nominated at the 1928 Democratic National Convention in downtown Houston TX posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 4/12/2018 last visited: 10/20/2018 |
 view galleryN88.2 km | FIRST -- Municipal Market House in Houston, Houston TX in First of its Kind Old Market Square Park in downtown Houston, the site of the first municipal market house in Houston, then the Capital of the Republic of Texas posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 4/12/2018 last visited: 4/8/2013 |
 view galleryN88.2 km | FIRST -- Worshipful Grand Master, First Masonic Lodge of Texas, Glenwood Cemetery, Houston TX in First of its Kind The grave of President Anson Jones, the Worshipful Grand Master of the First Masonic Lodge of Texas, is marked with a descriptive tombsone and a state historic marker in Houston's historic Glenwood Cemetery posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 2/17/2016 last visited: 7/2/2019 |
 view galleryNE94.3 km | FIRST US Battleship with dedicated anti-aircraft guns -- USS TEXAS (BB-35), LaPorte TX in First of its Kind When her 3-inch anti-aircraft guns were installed in 1916, the USS TEXAS (BB 35) became the first US battleship in the fleet to be equipped with dedicated anti-aircraft defenses. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 1/5/2013 last visited: 6/23/2007 |
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