Duval County Historical Markers
NUMBER OF MARKERS IN COUNTY - 12
Have - 5 Need - 7
3rd November, 2019 - John C. Duval is I'm pretty sure missing. I'm not sure the marker for Merchants Exchange Bank is up yet. I don't know for sure that the marker for El Plan de San Diego actually exists. Lastly Barronena Ranch is on private property so the marker could be there but difficult to access.
4th May, 2021 Duval County is named for a soldier by the name of Burr H. Duval who was killed in Goliad Massacre. The County seat is San Diego.
We visited as part of a weekend trip early in 2021. It does seem that this county has seen better days. There are lots decaying buildings and the beautiful old courthouse could use some TLC. The Duval Couhnty Historical Commission is active and even though I'm sure it not easy to convince pople to spent money on markers or preserving their history they are doing just that.
The El Plan de San Diego marker has been approved and should be dedicated in about 6 months this has been a long journey to tell this story on a historical marker. They first applied in 2015 and are now finally seeing that it will actually happen, that takes perseverance for sure but also a believe that this is historry the deserves representation. The Merchants Excharge Bank which in its glory must truely have been a stately building and speaks to a time when Benavides must of been thriving. The marker has been minted but is in the family's hands, it looks like someone is trying to return the building to its former glory so after that happens maybe the marker will be dedicated. The John C. Duval marker has been missing so long I couldn't find anyone who knows what happened to it, there are no plans to replace it. We looked for the El Rancho La Gloria marker, which is in place, but we simply did not go far enough along CR 101 due to following bad atlas directions😣. La Mota de Olmos Cemetery is on private property and I think the gate to the cemetery was locked so we need to find the owner to ask for permission to access. Barronena Ranch marker if it exists is on private property, I say if because I haven't found a picture of the marker to confirm its existence.
We visited as part of a weekend trip early in 2021. It does seem that this county has seen better days. There are lots decaying buildings and the beautiful old courthouse could use some TLC. The Duval Couhnty Historical Commission is active and even though I'm sure it not easy to convince pople to spent money on markers or preserving their history they are doing just that.
The El Plan de San Diego marker has been approved and should be dedicated in about 6 months this has been a long journey to tell this story on a historical marker. They first applied in 2015 and are now finally seeing that it will actually happen, that takes perseverance for sure but also a believe that this is historry the deserves representation. The Merchants Excharge Bank which in its glory must truely have been a stately building and speaks to a time when Benavides must of been thriving. The marker has been minted but is in the family's hands, it looks like someone is trying to return the building to its former glory so after that happens maybe the marker will be dedicated. The John C. Duval marker has been missing so long I couldn't find anyone who knows what happened to it, there are no plans to replace it. We looked for the El Rancho La Gloria marker, which is in place, but we simply did not go far enough along CR 101 due to following bad atlas directions😣. La Mota de Olmos Cemetery is on private property and I think the gate to the cemetery was locked so we need to find the owner to ask for permission to access. Barronena Ranch marker if it exists is on private property, I say if because I haven't found a picture of the marker to confirm its existence.
30th December, 2022- The Duval County historical Commission have been very graceous and reached out to say the El Plan de San Diego markerto invite us to the dedication in January. Antonio Lope Family Cemetery marker was dedicated in November 2022.
Antonio López Family Cemetery
Barronena Ranch
Duval County
Duval County
El Plan de San Diego
El Rancho La Gloria
Felipe Valero Store and Garage
John C. Duval
La Mota de Olmos Cemetery
Merchants Exchange Bank
Santa Cruz Cemetery
Santo Nino Cemetery
St. Francis de Paula Catholic Church
Barronena Ranch
Duval County
Duval County
El Plan de San Diego
El Rancho La Gloria
Felipe Valero Store and Garage
John C. Duval
La Mota de Olmos Cemetery
Merchants Exchange Bank
Santa Cruz Cemetery
Santo Nino Cemetery
St. Francis de Paula Catholic Church