Montgomery County Centennial MonumentsMontgomery County Texas Centennial Monument In 1936, to commemorate the centenary of Texas Independence, several monuments were erected by the State of Texas in Montgomery County, Texas.1 One of these monuments was erected 4 miles north of Conroe on U.S. Highway 75. This monument reads as follows:
MONTGOMERY COUNTY CREATED FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY DECEMBER 14, 1837 ORGANIZED SAME YEAR NAMED IN HONOR OF RICHARD MONTGOMERY 1736-1775 BRIGADIER GENERAL IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY COUNTY SEAT, MONTGOMERY, 1837 CONROE, SINCE 1888
4.4 Miles North of Conroe, Texas on SH Hwy 75 Montgomery County, Texas was named after Brigadier General Richard Montgomery. Montgomery County, Texas was not named after Andrew Montgomery as has been incorrectly reported over the last 30 years in various Montgomery County histories. US Hwy 75 is now Texas State Hwy 75 or SH Hwy 75. In Conroe, Texas, SH Hwy75 is called Frazier Street. The Montgomery County, Texas centennial marker is located 4.4 miles north of downtown Conroe on the west side of SH Hwy 75 in a highway rest area.
Montgomery, Texas Centennial Monument In 1936 for the Texas Centennial, another monument was erected in Montgomery, Texas. The Town of Montgomery monument is located in front of the Montgomery Community Building near downtown Montgomery on the site of the first Montgomery County courthouse on SH 149 two blocks north of SH 105.
TOWN OF MONTGOMERY FOUNDED IN JULY, 1837 BY W. W. SHEPHERD INCORPORATED IN 1848 MONTGOMERY COUNTY WAS CREATED DECEMBER 14, 1837 JAMES MITCHELL, PLEASANT GRAY, WILLIAM ROBINSON, ELIJAH COLLARD CHARLES BARNETT, JOSEPH L. BENNET DR. B. B. GOODRICH, D. D. DUNHAM AND HENRY FANTHROP, COMMISSIONERS, SELECTED MONTGOMERY AS THE COUNTY SEAT AND IT REMAINED AS SUCH UNTIL 1889 IMPORTANT TRADE CENTER BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR
Erected by the State of Texas 1836
To read more about the founding of the Town of Montgomery, Texas, click here. To read more about W. W. Shepperd, the founder of the Town of Montgomery, click here.
Charles Bellinger Stewart Texas State Historical Marker
This marker is located in front of the Montgomery Community Center near downtown Montgomery on the site of the first Montgomery County courthouse on SH 149 two blocks north of SH 105. This marker reads as follows: FIRST SECRETARY OF STATE IN TEXAS CHARLES BELLINGER STEWART (1806-1885) CAME TO TEXAS 1830. SECRETARY OF STATE, NOV. 1835- FEB. 1836. SIGNED DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; HELPED TO WRITE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS IN 1836 AND THE STATE IN 1845; SERVED MONTGOMERY COUNTY AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND THREE TERMS AS STATE REPRESENTATIVE.
HIGHEST APPOINTED OFFICIAL IN TEXAS, KEEPER OF THE STATE SEAL, THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS NAMED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE.
THIS OFFICE HAS ATTRACTED LEADERS. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN, "FATHER OF TEXAS," HELD THE POST IN 1836. SECRETARY EBENEZER ALLEN IN 1845 REPRESENTED THE REPUBLIC IN ANNEXATION, RESERVING FOR TEXAS HER PUBLIC LANDS - A PREROGATIVE ALLOWED TO NO OTHER STATE.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE GRANTS CHARTERS, ATTESTS THE COMMISSIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS OF THE GOVERNOR; ASSISTS THE GOVERNOR IN EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS; REGISTERS APPOINTMENTS OF THE GOVERNOR TO THE MANY STATE BOARDS, ADMINISTERS THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE OF TEXAS; APPOINTS NOTARIES; PUBLISHES THE LAWS OF TEXAS; ADMINISTERS ELECTION LAWS; ISSUES BALLOTS; CANVASSES RETURNS; FILES REPORTS OF STATE AGENCIES.
SINCE STEWART, 83 OTHER MEN AND TWO WOMEN HAVE SERVED TEXAS AS SECRETARY OF STATE.
SEE OTHER SIDE (1966)
Charles B. Stewart Centennial Marker
SITE OF THE HOME OF DR. CHARLES B. STEWART 1806-1885 MEMBER OF THE CONSULTATION, 1835- FIRST SECRETARY OF STATE - SIGNER OF THE TEXAS DECLARATION OF INDEPEND- ENCE - DELEGATE FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1845 - MEMBER OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
Erected by the State of Texas 1836
1 Monuments Erected by the State of Texas to Commemorate the Centenary of Texas Independence, commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations, Austin, 1838, the Steck Company, 1939, pp. 144 and 190. Texas Historical Markers located in Montgomery County, Texas.
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