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2 HISTORIC COURTHOUSES

Historic Courthouse	Location & Description
Former Robertson County Courthouse	30 58 50 N / -96 40 12 W [bounded by Burnet, China, Elm, & Hanna Streets, Calvert] Map Photo to left from History Of Robertson County, p. 516.
Robertson County Courthouse	31 01 36 N / -96 29 14 W [Courthouse Square, Franklin] Map Photo to left from History Of Robertson County, p. 173.

4 National Register Of Historic Places

Many of the National Register properties are also listed below as Texas Historic Markers.
Additional information is available at National Register - Robertson County.

AMERICAN MEMORY COLLECTION AT THE U.S. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

American Memory: The Historical Collection For The National Digital Library at the U.S. Library of Congress in Washington, DC is placing a variety of historic materials online.  The Special Collections in the Library of Congress contain the Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) Collections (lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/145_habs.html).  These include measured drawings, photographs, and data sheets documenting works of American architecture and engineering.  The following 12 Robertson County structures or groups of structures are included in this online collection.

72 Texas Historic Markers

Robertson County's newest historic marker is at Saint Paul Methodist Church, 101 Pecan Street, Calvert.     Markers for Mumford, Camp Hearne, Hearne Depot, and other historic places are in the works!

Texas Historic Marker	Location & Description
Adams-White Place	30 52 26 N / -96 35 26 W [1105 Magnolia Street, Hearne] Map "Built 1896 by Horatio "Rashe" Adams, noted citizen and public relations man in Washington, D.C. The contractor was A. A. White. After 1911, the house was called the "Dr. John L. Black Place" for its owner. It was later sold to Mrs. Willie L. Moreland. In 1924, the house was purchased by Miss Lil White, present owner. Victorian in style, structure had a separate kitchen [now the garage] once supplied with water from a backyard artesian well." [#10896/1968]
Jacques Adoue Building	30 58 45 N / -96 40 28 W [506 Main Street [Hwy. 6], Calvert] Map "Relic of colorful career of Jacques Adoue [1851 - 1906], youngest of three French brothers who came to Texas [1860s] to become Calvert, Dallas, and Galveston business leaders. Jacques Adoue owned numerous enterprises. This store, built in 1884 for Collat, Adoue, and Risser Dry Goods, set an ambitious style for the town. It was said by friends that Adoue's death, years later from injuries sustained in Calvert Compress fire, marked passing of an era." [#10897/1973]
Allen Hardware Store	30 52 49 N / -96 35 42 W [111 Third Street [3rd & Magnolia Streets], Hearne] Map "Built 1872 on land purchased from International Railroad Company by Drew and Holt of Hearne. After ownerships by James Ferguson, W. T. Watt, R. A. Allen, and H. K. Davis, Allen bought store in 1891; was joined by son Robert. Their heirs still own and operate the store. Goods carried in the past included seeds, saddles, wagons, building hardware, implements, and coffins." [#10898/1968] Photo to left from History Of Robertson County, p. 270.
Robert Cyrus Allen Home	30 52 43 N / -96 35 45 W [402 Cedar Street, Hearne] Map (see photos above) "Hearnewood. Robert Cyrus Allen [1871 - 1933] had this Victorian residence built in 1900 as a wedding present for his wife Florence [Blair]. A prominent area merchant, banker, and civic leader, Allen also served as mayor of the city and was instrumental in the organization of the Hearne & Brazos Valley Railroad. This house, constructed on the site of his family home, was designed by the noted Waco architect W. W. Larmour. The exterior features decorative shingling and classical revival detailing. Interior furnishings include intricate woodwork and seven fireplaces." [#10899/1981]
Bald Prairie Cemetery	31 13 16 N / -96 25 53 W [junction FM 979 & FM 2096] Map "A leading citizen, Elijah Rains [1813 - 1889], who came to Texas from Tennessee in 1848 gave this burial ground to the public. Duck Creek people soon joined the Prairie people in its use. The earliest known burial was Walter Pirtle, date uncertain. The grave of Samuel E. Lightsey [1827 - 1872] has the oldest marker. Veterans of the Civil War and later conflicts are buried here. The Cemetery Association was formed in 1928. In 1957, Gilbert Sterling Ross added a donation of one acre to the original five-acre plot. Annual Memorial Day services honor some 700 marked graves." [#10900/1976] [see Bald Prairie Cemetery]
Bald Prairie Church of Christ	31 13 16 N / -96 25 57 W [junction FM 979 & FM 2096] Map "Organized in 1847, this fellowship worshipped with members of the Baptist Church until the groups separated in 1849. A log structure served the 15 charter members of this congregation as a church and school. Elijah Rains [1813 - 1889] donated land for the church and community cemetery. The present building, erected during the 1880s, doubled as a school for over 20 years. It also served as a funeral chapel and social and cultural center for the community. The classrooms were added in 1940. Descendants of early members still worship here." [#10901/1976]
Barton Home	30 59 02 N / -96 40 06 W [409 Maple Street [Mitchell & Maple Streets], Calvert] Map "After new home north of Calvert was destroyed by fire, Winnie Walker Burnitt Barton, widow of plantation owner Francis Davis Barton, built this structure in 1909. She intended the brick home with slate roof to withstand as many natural disasters as possible. Classical Revival in style, the house boasts colonnaded porches and balconies on three sides, 18-inch exterior walls, and 12-foot ceilings. The three Barton daughters hosted large house parties here." [#10902/1978]
Joseph & Catherine Bartula	31 10 20.7 N / -96 40 16.4 W [Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, FM 2854 & FM 2413, Bremond] Map "Born in Poland, Joseph [1840-1919] and Catherine [1841-1907] Bartula overcame many hardships after migrating to Texas in 1873. They became the first Polish settlers in Robertson County in 1875. Assisted by J. C. and Mary Roberts, on whose farm he worked, Bartula wrote letters urging other Polish immigrants to join him. Soon 50 families arrived from Poland and 60 moved here from the Marlin area. By 1885, the town of Bremond had the largest Polish settlement in Texas, 345 families. Bartula later bought his own farm and became a leader in community and church affairs. The Bartulas had ten children." [#10904/1975] [see Bartula Journal & Polish Collection] Photo to left from History Of Robertson County, p. 396.
Brazos Manufacturing Company, C.S.A.	30 52 55.9 N / -96 34 44.2 W [east city limits on FM 391 in Hearne] Map This marker may not be correctly placed. The actual site of the Brazos Manufacturing Company is located on private land previously owned by the Easterwood family on Pin Oak Creek, to the right about a mile off the road [near 30 54 01 N / -96 32 06 W] when going from Black Jack toward Wheelock. Ruins remain; a small Easterwood Cemetery is rumored to exist at the site. "Established in 1863 on a Brazos River tributary. Intended to make flour and cloth of cotton and wool. Chartered by 9th Texas Legislature in all-out effort to supply the goods necessary to Confederate victory in the Civil War. Up to now Texas had not had factories because she could more economically trade agricultural products for manufactured goods. Wartime imports, however, were limited to small shipments run in through Federal coastal blockades. To finance its purchases of machinery, materials and labor, Brazos Manufacturing Company received cotton from Texas planters, especially in this area. Subscription of a bale of cotton gave a planter the right to export one bale for his own benefit. Since neither factory nor farm had any other way to pay running expenses than by cotton sales, much cotton was donated to the corporation. This corporation met the fate of many chartered by Texas during the Civil War: paper mills, bridge and ferry companies, iron works, railroads, foundries, cotton cards plants and others. Although Brazos Manufacturing Company did help to clothe army and civilians, its production was small and was achieved too late in the war." [#10903/1965]
Bremond	31 09 57 N / -96 40 32 W [117 S. Main Street, Bremond] Map "Part of the 1841 Mary Peterson grant, the land on this site was sold to William Baker and a group of investors in 1869. The investors immediately granted right-of-way to the Houston and Texas Central Railway. The first train pulled into Bremond, named for railroad executive Paul Bremond, in 1870. It was met by a crowd of more than 1,000. The town was incorporated and a post office opened that year with Sam Morehead as postmaster. By 1871 Bremond had several merchants, churches, three doctors, a law firm, a school and a newspaper called The Central Texan. Joseph Bartula and his family were among the first of many Polish immigrants to arrive in the 1870s. The town continued to grow throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. In 1999, Bremond had an estimated population of 1,300." [#11694/2000] Photo to right from History Of Robertson County, p. 371.
Calvert	30 58 42 N / -96 40 26 W [Main [Hwy. 6] & Burnet Streets, Calvert] Map "Town Of Calvert. Swarming ox-carts and cotton wagons, busy stores and saloons, casino tables stacked with gold: this was early Calvert, a major cotton export and trade center. Community began as "Sterling," in Sterling C. Robertson colony of the 1820s. It was center of mustering and military supply activity in Civil War, 1861-1865. When Houston & Texas Central Railroad route was established here, 1868, town was moved 2 mi. to the right of way and renamed for Judge Robert Calvert, pioneer Texan, local landowner, benefactor, and civic leader-- a descendant of Lord Baltimore of Maryland." [#10905/1968] Photo to right from History Of Robertson County, p. 468.
Calvert Courthouse [also known as Hammond House]	30 58 50 N / -96 40 12 W [bounded by Burnet, China, Elm, & Hanna Streets, Calvert] Map (see photos above) "Former Calvert Courthouse. Most impressive public building in early Robertson County. After becoming county seat in 1870, Calvert lost many leaders in 1873 yellow fever epidemic. As planned, this courthouse was begun in 1875; but before its completion, Franklin was named county seat in 1879. Robert A. Brown, a merchant, investor, and planter, purchased this building in 1885. With help of his wife, Lucy Herndon Brown, he made it into a residence. In 1909, his heirs sold it to Mrs. Fannie L. Hammond, in whose family it remained until 1966, when it became a museum." [#10906/1968]
Calvert Foundry & Manufacturing Company	30 58 45 N / -96 40 29 W [502 Main Street [Hwy. 6], Calvert] Map "Old Calvert Foundry & Manufacturing Company. Founded in 1870 as one of Calvert's first industries, the building is of country-made brick; iron facade came from St. Louis. Iron ore from local deposits and from Cherokee County [100 miles Northeast] was hauled here by horse-drawn wagons to be made into form tools and other sturdy articles. Prominent Texans have owned this foundry. J. Adoue, member of a French family noted in state business, was an incorporator." [#10907/1969]
Camp Creek Cemetery	31 02 13 N / -96 21 18 W [US 79 east, FM 1940 south, CR 324] Map "In 1859, Ashbel Smith donated the ten acres for the cemetery. Smith, a medical doctor born in Hartford, Connecticut, came to Texas in 1837 and was an outstanding state leader. A log cabin, built on the northwest corner of the tract, served as a community school and church. The oldest grave marker is that of Lucy M. Turner [1824 - 1864]. While crossing Camp Creek in 1869, Ann Marjorie McQuistion [Mrs. Edward] McMillan was killed when a panther attacked her buggy horse. She was buried here along with many children who died of malaria and typhoid." [#10909/1976] [see Camp Creek Cemetery]
Camp Hearne	30 53 15 N / - 96 37 03 W [Hearne -- Not Yet Placed] Map  Texas Historic Marker Pending "During the Second World War, allied troops captured large numbers of Axis soldiers and transported them to prisoner of war camps established throughout the United States. More than 70 camps in Texas housed some 50,000 prisoners. In March 1942, Hearne Chamber of Commerce President Roy Henry contacted Congressman Luther Johnson to request that a camp be located here. Within a month, U.S. Army staff had inspected the area and selected 720 acres as a prison site. Construction of the camp began in September 1942 and was completed in six months. It was laid out in three sections, each of which included a mess hall, lavatory, company office and eight barracks. The first of almost 5,000 prisoners of war (POWs) arrived in June 1943. Most of the POWs housed here were non-commissioned officers (NCOs) of the famed German Afrika Korps captured in Tunisia. Because NCOs were not required to work in prison camps according to the Geneva Convention, they spent most of their time in recreational and educational activities while the bulk of the work in the camp fell to enlisted men who comprised about twenty percent of the prison population. In 1944, Camp Hearne became the central mail distribution point for all German POWs in the U.S., but poor supervision allowed a small group of Nazi sympathizers to infiltrate the system and intimidate and terrorize both prisoners and their families back in Germany until the scheme was discovered and the operation shut down in July 1945. A few hundred Japanese prisoners were brought here in the summer of 1945 shortly before the end of the War. All POWs were gone and the camp closed by January 1946." [see Camp Hearne Collection]
Casimir Drugstore	30 58 44 N  / -96 40 27 [512 Main Street [Hwy. 6], Calvert] Map "Sometime after 1869, Jean Pierre Casimir [died 1929], native of Toulouse, France, built this structure. His family operated drugstore here until 1949. A patio in the rear connected drugstore to the Palace Opera House, also owned and operated by the Casimir family." [#10910/1973]
Cavitt House	30 53 51 N / -96 23 41 W [1/2 mile west of Wheelock on FM 391] Map "Old Cavitt House. Republic of Texas homestead established when log cabin was built 1836. Main house of hand finished lumber, begun in 1842, completed in present form 1854. During 1840s and 1850s, was stage stop between Nacogdoches and San Antonio de Bexar. Cavitts were political followers of Sam Houston, friend and frequent guest here, who gave a desk to Volney Cavitt." [#10911/1964] Photo to left from History Of Robertson County, p. 108.
Chinese Farmers	30 58 41 N / -96 40 27 W [617 Main Street [Hwy. 6], Calvert] Map "Home Area Of Chinese Farmers. Imported from Asia about 1874 to help in cotton fields, these exotic workers were queues and attracted much notice. At least 24 families were brought here; many became permanent residents, respected for their good work. Over 25 ethnic groups settled in Texas-- many having preceded the Chinese. Other than American Indians, first permanent Texas settlers were cattle raisers from the Canary Islands. Other migrant groups included Cuban cigar makers and European lace makers. Given new opportunities, their descendants now are in industry, business, professions." [#10912/1968]
Church Of The Epiphany	30 58 47 N / -96 40 10 W [700 Gregg Street [corner Gregg & Elm], Calvert] Map "Organized June 6, 1870, by Bishop Gregg. Oldest church edifice erected in Calvert. Has been used continuously since parish was founded. Fine wood scrollwork and lancet windows compliment the Victorian architecture." [#10913/1967] Photo to top right from History Of Robertson County, p. 505.
Citizens Bank & Trust Company Building	30 58 41 N / -96 40 25 W [620 Main Street [Hwy. 6], Calvert] Map "Built 1868 by James S. Hanna, for a general store. Owned 1870 - 1871 by a Battle of San Jacinto veteran, the Revered Robert Crawford. Bought 1872 by J. S. McLendon, whose store and private bank were housed in the structure. In 1887 this was site of founding, first National Bank of Calvert; later renamed Union State Bank; finally Citizens Bank & Trust. Exterior remains 1887 style." [#10914/1968]
Cobb's Market	30 58 43 N / -96 40 29 W [515 Main Street [Hwy. 6], Calvert] Map "Original meat market here in 1868 was remodeled into present Victorian building of handmade brick in 1878, by Mrs. Ella Oscar. Original fixtures still used include wood burning stove of cast iron, marble top counters, meat saw rack." [#10915/1967]
Dunn Cemetery	30 51 58 N / -96 25 40 W [Wheelock] Map "Started in pioneer era on land of James and Isabella Caufield Dunn, who with 8 other families came from Ireland to America in 1821, living first in Charleston, S. C., then in Boligee, Ala. In Dec. 1833 they began trek to colony of Sterling C. Robertson by ox-wagons and carryalls. With the Dunns were families of Henry Caufield, Letitia Ellis and her daughter Elizabeth Watson, Henry and William Fullerton, Hugh and William Henry, the widow McMillan, and the Youngs. Burial of infant of James and Isabella Dunn [1836] opened this cemetery, used ever since by heirs of the pioneers." [#10916/1972] [see Dunn Cemetery] Photo to right from History Of Robertson County, p. 98.
El Camino Real [also known as Old San Antonio Road & Old Spanish Trail]	30 45 20.7 N / -96 27 03.9 W [1 mile east of Hwy 6 at Benchley on Old San Antonio Road; beside Staggers Point marker] Map "A trail of adventure, opportunity, hardships, and freedom, over which history stalked into Texas. To the Spanish, El Camino Real was a road travelled for the King - to colonize, christianize, seek adventure, and look for riches. This road became the most famous. Its many parts were made, discovered, or known hundreds of years before 1691, when Domingo Teran De Los Rios, first Texas governor, joined and marked the different trails for the King. It was the route from Monclavia [crossing the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass] to the missions of East Texas. Probably its trailblazers were buffalo and Indians, or Aztecs on trading expeditions. It was also possibly traveled, described, and changed in part by French explorer LaSalle; by Alonso de Leon & Father Damien Massanet planting missions in East Texas; and by the French nobleman St. Denis seeking trade along the Rio Grande. As the years wore on, it was traveled in 1820 by Moses Austin, as well as by thousands of settlers who followed him. San Augustine Nacogdoches and San Antonio were its principal cities and inns sprang up along the way. Soldiers and supply trains used it during the Texas Revolution, Mexican War, & Civil War. It is still followed in part by this highway." [#10908/1972] Photo to left from History Of Robertson County, p. 11.
Elmo Baptist Church	30 59 54 N / -96 37 29 W [near intersection of Hwy. 1644 & Elmo Road between Calvert & Franklin] Map "Site Of Elmo Baptist Church. W. Cox started a Sunday School at the Elmo schoolhouse [125 ft. SE] in 1899. Later that year, with the help of the Rev. R. M. Crawford, a Baptist church was organized. A separate sanctuary was built in 1907 and Baptist ministerial students served the congregation as weekend pastors. The school consolidated with the Calvert District [3 mi. W] in the 1940s and the church building was moved adjacent to the schoolhouse. Despite the declining population of the area, members continued to worship here until 1969 when they merged with the First Baptist Church of Calvert." [Note: the old church has been converted into a house.] [#10920/1980]
First Baptist Church Of Bremond	31 09 44 N / -96 40 52 W [705 S. Austin Street, Bremond] Map "Local lore dates the origin of this church to 1865; however, the earliest written source indicates that a Bremond Baptist Church was in existence by 1869. The first members met in vacant store buildings under the leadership of the Reverend Mr. Harris. In 1869 or 1870 the church joined the Waco Baptist Association. A red brick structure was erected on this site in 1871. An 1876 record lists the church as the first Missionary Baptist Church of Christ of Bremond. With a membership of 148 in 1879, the church began to prosper under the pastorate of the Reverend C. C. Lee. The congregation joined the Little Brazos Association in 1880 and drew up a church covenant four years later. In 1899, the church joined the Robertson County Baptist Association. By 1933 the church was well established and deeply invested in community and missionary work. Plans for new facilities were underway by June 2, 1945, when a check to apply to a new building was received. That night, a storm destroyed the roof of the original structure. Through insurance, loans from members, and gifts, construction on a modern edifice was completed in 1946. Church members gave their own monies to defray the church's debt. First Baptist church members have long been active in worship and service. Through missionary projects in Mexico and Brazil, local community work, interdenominational services, and educational support, the congregation continues in the traditions of its founders." [#11757/1998] Photos to left from History Of Robertson County, p. 390.
First Baptist Church	30 58 52 N / -96 40 15 W [corner Elm & Burnett, Calvert] Map "As early as 1835, Baptists were worshipping in this area. In 1868, when Calvert was founded, Houston & Texas Central Railroad donated lots for a church. Until a brick edifice was built in 1873 on that land [at Hanna and Pine], services were held in a private residence. This church was host [1875] to Baptist State Convention; [1875, 1878] the State Sunday School Convention; [1912] Hood's Texas Brigade Reunion. Sent [1907] Alyne Guynes Muirhead and [1915] Sammie Guynes Johnson as missionaries to Brazil. Since 1947, sponsors Mexican mission. Elmo Baptist Church merged with Calvert, 1969."  [#10921/1972]
First Baptist Church	30 52 40 N / -96 35 36 W [105 W. Davis Street [corner Davis & Magnolia], Hearne] Map "Organized April 18, 1869, as 'Hearne Station Baptist Church', with eleven charter members. After great revivals under the Reverend 'Major' Penn, and a gift of a site by incorporation of Southern Pacific Railroad, a Sanctuary was built in 1877. Pastor H. R. Carroll and congregation laid the cornerstone September 2, 1907, for a new auditorium adopting the name 'First Baptist Church'. On January 23, 1966, present church was dedicated under leadership of the Reverend James E. Scirratt. This congregation organized and in 1969 erected a building for a Mexican Baptist Mission." [#10922/1969] Photos to right from History Of Robertson County, p. 261.
First Presbyterian Church	30 58 55 N / -96 40 22 W [401 N. Barton Street [corner Beech & Barton], Calvert] Map "Built at Sterling before Civil War on land of Judge Robert Calvert, Texas legislator and descendant of Lord Baltimore [Maryland colonizer]. Stained glass in windows was imported. Other materials and labor were from Calvert's plantation. Calvert's heirs gave building to the church - then Cumberland Presbyterian. It was moved to Calvert in 1868, remodeled 1877, placed at this site 1913." [#10923/1967] Photo to left from History Of Robertson County, p. 509.
Franklin	31 01 30 N / -96 29 09 W [Hwy. 79 & FM 46, park near railroad tracks] Map "This community was established in 1872 and named Morgan for a railroad official. Located on the right-of-way of the International Railway Company, the town contained a depot and three stores in its first year. By 1879, the town had 200 residents and voters transferred the county seat from Calvert to Morgan. The community applied for a post office in 1880. Another Texas post office was named Morgan, so the town name was changed to Franklin after the name of the original county seat. A stone courthouse, designed by R. E. Ruffini, was completed in 1882. The town's first newspaper, the Franklin Weekly, was published by J. A. Keigewin. By 1885, Franklin had three hotels, three churches, and two gristmills. Mineral springs attracted people to the area for many years. A cemetery was formally established in 1880 at a site where several graves were already in existence. The community's first school building, a frame structure, burned in 1894 and another was erected. The First National Bank of Franklin was charted in 1905; the First State Bank was established in 1913. A Carnegie Library was built and equipped with an auditorium. By the 1970s, Franklin, an incorporated community, had a mayor-council form of city government." [#10924/1997]
Franklin Carnegie Library	31 01 37 N / -96 29 02 W [corner Decker & Owensville Streets, near Hwy. 79] Map "The City of Franklin housed a library of 1,000 volumes in its city hall before 1913. In February that year, Franklin Mayor R. M. Cole [1848 - 1931] applied to the Carnegie Corporation of New York for funds to build a new library. The Carnegie Corporation approved plans and granted $17,500 to the project. This building with classical details and a pressed metal roof resembling tiles was designed by an architect named Patterson and completed in 1914, though it served as a library only through 1918. School classes and public activities were held here through 1984." [#10925/1986] Top photo to left from History Of Robertson County, p. 212.
Franklin Cemetery	31 00 57 N / -96 28 54 W [junction FM 462 & CR 324, 1.5 miles south of Franklin] Map "The community of Franklin was originally established in 1872, and named Morgan for an official of the International Railway Company. By 1879, the town had 200 residents. When the community applied for its post office, another Texas post office was named Morgan, so residents changed the name to Franklin after the original county seat. a five-acre plot of land for a graveyard was deeded to Robertson County in 1880 as part of an incentive to persuade officials to locate the county courthouse in Franklin. However, six tombstones on this site predate its official designation as a graveyard. The first recorded burial is that of Elizabeth Calvert in 1869. Among the more than 1,300 graves are members of fraternal organizations, and veterans of the Civil War, Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. C. N. Brigance, veteran of the War of 1812, also is buried here. Interments include those of former city and county officials, state legislators E. A. Decherd and T. L. Goodman, and four local musicians who achieved national fame. The Franklin Cemetery continues to serve the citizens of Franklin and Robertson County as it has for more than 100 years." [#10926/1997] [see Franklin Cemetery A-K & Franklin Cemetery L-Z]
Grace United Methodist Church	31 09 55 N / -96 40 47 W [317 S. Austin Street, Bremond] Map "This congregation was founded in 1868 as the Bremond Methodist Episcopal Church, South, with the Reverend John R. White serving as pastor. The earliest worship services were held in private homes or in the community's Union church. Two early Methodist church buildings were rebuilt after damage from windstorms, and a new sanctuary replaced the one lost in a 1949 fire. The congregation changed its name to "Grace Methodist Church" in the 1950s." [#10927/1985]
Dr. Benjamin Franklin Hammond	30 58 53 N / -96 40 07 W [Calvert Cemetery] Map "Prominent physician, planter, industrialist, political leader. As a ;man of wealth, came [1852] to Texas from Huntsville, Alabama, with family, slaves, cattle, horses, and ox-train of property. Bought extensive lands here. After Civil War, gave about 160 acres to each household of his ex-slaves, but carpetbaggers nevertheless put him in Calvert's tree prison. Married four times; had a son William Eli Hammond; two grandchildren." [#10928/1973]
Hammond	31 05 43.7 N / -96 42 53.4 W [6 miles north of Calvert on Hwy. 6] Map