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Marking History: Lorenzo Dow Heaton missed oil boom, but became pharmacist, fire chief

Marking History: Lorenzo Dow Heaton missed oil boom, but became pharmacist, fire chief

by Andy Barnes | Oct 5, 2023 | Victoria

By Tamara Diaz | Special to the Advocate.   Aug 4, 2023 Editor’s note: This is another in an ongoing series of articles we call “Marking History” looking at the stories behind the hundreds of historic markers scattered about the Crossroads. Lorenzo Dow Heaton was a...
Marking History: Confederate soldiers trained just off Zac Lentz Parkway

Marking History: Confederate soldiers trained just off Zac Lentz Parkway

by Andy Barnes | Oct 5, 2023 | Victoria

Tamara Diaz/Special to the Advocate Editor’s note: This is another in an ongoing series of articles we call “Marking History” looking at the stories behind the hundreds of historic markers scattered about the Crossroads. In Victoria’s fight for the Confederacy during...
Marking History: Newspaper’s leader, historian had many a scandal in Victoria

Marking History: Newspaper’s leader, historian had many a scandal in Victoria

by Andy Barnes | Oct 5, 2023 | Victoria

By Tamara Diaz | Special to the Advocate.    Aug 18, 2023 Editor’s note: This is another in an ongoing series of articles we call “Marking History” looking at the stories behind the hundreds of historic markers scattered about the Crossroads. In the first 45 years of...
Marking History: Nursery horticulturist Onderdonk credited with state’s rich fruit harvest

Marking History: Nursery horticulturist Onderdonk credited with state’s rich fruit harvest

by Andy Barnes | Oct 5, 2023 | Victoria

By Tamara Diaz | Special to the Advocate.    Aug 25, 2023 Updated Aug 25, 2023 Editor’s note: This is another in an ongoing series of articles we call “Marking History” looking at the stories behind the hundreds of historic markers scattered about the Crossroads....
Marking History: Victoria’s history summed up in three short sentences

Marking History: Victoria’s history summed up in three short sentences

by Andy Barnes | Oct 5, 2023 | Victoria

Tamara Diaz | Special to the Advocate.   Jun 30, 2023 Editor’s note: This is another in an ongoing series of articles we call “Marking History” looking at the stories behind the hundreds of historic markers scattered about the Crossroads. Past the Victoria Mall, out...
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