Victoria County ​Historical Markers

NUMBER OF MARKERS IN COUNTY- 126

Have- 112 Need- 14

Victoria County was named for General Guadalupe Victoria, the county seat is Victoria and it is also where you will find the majority of the markers in the form of medallion and plate for beautiful old houses. Known for being two hours from the three major cities of Austin, Houston and Corpus Christi and thus Victoria is called the Crossroads. 
    We have only briefly touched on all the markers that Victoria has to offer, as part of other trips. Victoria County definitely needs it own focused visit, something I hope we can do in early 2018. As I was reviewing this county I started to to get excited for this visit. Victoria is architecture rich and the old homes are simply stunning. On the way home from work, KLBJ's Jeff Ward was talking about Texas towns and the list of the most exciting and alternatively the most boring. Victoria was according to Jeff Texas' most boring town which he described as nondescript, I started to get annoyed for Victoria (a town I have barely visited) because while I understand it's not Las Vegas I think it has a lot to offer visitors. Victoria is one of the oldest towns in Texas and is part of the great coastal Barbecue trail, some of the best barbecue experiences can be found in this part of the state, of course they also have some great seafood. I look forward to trying both!

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23rd August, 2019 -  Steve called Victoria a city but it seemed more like a country town to me, all be developed on the outskirts and more spread out than many Texas country towns. The thing that stands out for me about Victoria County, is the architecture, there are so many beautiful old homes that there could easily be double the markers in this county if they chose to recognize them all. 
    We has a couple of good meals  and a great breakfast at Halepaska's Bakery, the Danish was yummy!!!! I would have loved to try out the pumphouse, one because it had a marker, and secondarly because the setting was so pretty but we didn't get there on this trip. 
       The markers, are mostly, in Victoria and involve a lot of the lovely old homes I mentioned previously. There were some that I have questions about and have asked the Victoria County Historical Commission for help

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10th February, 2021 - The markers left to capture in Victoria County are the ones on private property and the ones we have looked for without success. I believe we can still capture a few more and I like the area so it will be no trouble to go back. 

5th June, 2021 - On this trip we added the 27 x 42 aluminum marker Victoria County on the way home from Houston. On reviewing the county I procrastinated, I think it was because I have unresolved questions regarding some of the markers in this county. Each time I review a county I do tend to learn something new and this was no exception. There are more marker in Victoria County that we could add to get closer to completion. 

1892 Victoria County Courthouse
201st Fighter Squadron (The Aztec Eagles) 
Abel Seymour Cunningham
Abraham Levi House
Agapito De Leon
A. Goldman Home
Alexander Lowe House
Band Stand
Beck Ranch Headquarters
B. F. Williams House
Billy Kyle Ranch House
Brownson's Bank
Callender Home
Camp Henry E. McCulloch
Camp Henry E. McCulloch
Camp Victoria
Captain James P. January
Carlos de la Garza
Coletoville Cemetery
Confederate Monument
Crescent Valley Cemetery
C. T. Beck Ranch
Darwin M. Strapp
De Leon Plaza
Don Martin De Leon
Dona Patricia De La Garza De Leon
Early Victoria Home
Edward Conrad
EL Camino Real in Victoria County
Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery
Felix De Leon
Fernando De Leon
First Baptist Church of Victoria
First English Evangelical Lutheran Church
First Presbyterian Church of Victoria
First United Methodist Church of Victoria
Fleming-Welder House
Fort St. Louis
Fossati's Delicatessen
Foster Army Air Field
Friedrich and Margaretha Hiller House
F. W. Gross High School
George H. Hauschild Building
Gilbert Onderdonk and Nursery, Texas
Goldman Ginnery
​Guadalupe River
Hauschild Opera House
Henderson House
Hill-O'Connor-Howard House
Home of Empresario Martin De Leon
Infant Jesus of Prague Catholic Church
​Jacob Fox House
James A. McFaddin Home
J. Meredith Tatton House
Joe F. and Amelia Jecker House
John Howland Wood
John J. Linn
John Joseph Linn
John Van Bidder
Judge Alexander Phillips Home
Lorenzo Dow Heaton Home
McFaddin Mercantile
McFaddin Post Office
McNamara House
Memorial Square
Memorial Square Cemetery
Mission Espiritu Santo Cattle Ranch
Mitchell School 
Mount Salem American Baptist Church 
Mundt Place 
Murphy Home
Murphy Ranch
Noll School and Cemetery
​Nursery Cemetery
Nursery School and Nursery Independent School District
O'Connor-Proctor Building
Old Federal Building
Old Grist Mill 
Old L. D. Heaton Home
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Palestine Missionary Baptist Church
Pela House
Peter Underhay Pridham
Phillips-Sale House
Pioneer Marker
Power Home
Proctor House
Regan House
Robert H. and Pauline Clark House
Robert L. Dabney House
Robert S. Weisiger
Saint Mary's Catholic Church
St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Salem
Sengele Home
Shillerville Cemetery
Sidney Roper Weisiger
Silvestre De Leon
Site of Mission Nuestra Senora del Espirtu Santo de Zuniga
Site of Round Top House
Site of Southern Pacific Railroad Depot
Temple B'nai Israel
The Woodhouse Home
The "Victoria Advocate"
Thurmond Building
Tonkawa Bank (Vista of Mission Espirtu Santo) 
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Victoria
Victoria Advocate
Victoria County
Victoria County
Victoria County, C. S. A.
Victoria County Honor Roll-World War I
Victoria County Monument
Victoria Pumping Station
Victoria's First Church
Victor Marion Rose
Victor M. Rose ​
Viola Case
Webster Chapel United Methodist Church
William A. Wood Memorial School
William Pinckney McLean
William Robert Smith
Zion Lutheran Church of Mission Valley