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Marking History: Regan House left for Victoria after hurricane of 1886

Marking History: Regan House left for Victoria after hurricane of 1886

by Andy Barnes | Oct 5, 2023 | Victoria

Tamara Diaz | Special to the Advocate.     Jul 14, 2023 Editor’s notes: 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. This article includes...
Marking History: In Victoria County the ‘royal road’ is hidden

Marking History: In Victoria County the ‘royal road’ is hidden

by Andy Barnes | Oct 5, 2023 | Victoria

Tamara Diaz | Special to the Advocate.    Jul 21, 2023 Editor’s notes: 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. It was the Road to the...
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....
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