YORKTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

YORKTOWN, TX

Circle Ⓚ Car wash building at a former Tiger Tote convenience store in Cuero, Texas
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The Yorktown Historical Society Inc. (YHS) is a non-profit organization located in Yorktown, Texas. It was founded in 1986 by a group of volunteers who wanted to preserve the local history of the city. YHS is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history of the city, as well as its neighboring communities.

YHS operates a museum, library, and archives, which are open to the public. The museum houses a variety of artifacts, photographs, and documents from Yorktown’s past. The library contains books, newspapers, and other resources related to Yorktown’s history. The archives is a repository for photos, documents, and other materials related to the history of the area.

YHS also sponsors various educational and cultural events throughout the year. These events include lectures, workshops, and field trips related to the history and culture of Yorktown. In addition, YHS has formed partnerships with other local organizations to help promote the preservation of local history.

YHS is governed by a Board of Directors and is a member of the Texas Association of Museums, the Texas Historical Commission, and the Texas State Historical Association. YHS also has a strong volunteer base, with members dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of Yorktown.

YORKTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in YORKTOWN TX. US MID #8404800606

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mount Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 138,349 from tax period 201212 (YYYYMM).

Circle Ⓚ Car wash building at a former Tiger Tote convenience store in Cuero, Texas
Weser location WM15DYB <a href="https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM15DYB" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM15DYB</a>
Weser Many German and Polish immigrants came to Texas in the 19th century on a ship named "Weser." Arriving at the Port of Galveston, a number of the pioneer settlers made their way overland to this area, establishing a community in the 1850s and 1860s. By 1881, when a post office was granted, it was officially named Weser for the ship that had brought the immigrants to America. By 1900 the settlement included, in addition to the post office, a general merchandise store, a steam grist mill, a cotton gin, a school, a blacksmith shop, a Western Union Telegraph office, a saloon, a Sons of Hermann Lodge hall and a dance hall. A community brass band entertained residents and played for local celebrations. The population of Weser consisted primarily of farmers and ranchers and their families. The school they established for their children served as a focal point and gathering place for area residents. Early facilities were replaced with a new building erected by volunteers in 1903. It continued to serve students in the Weser area until 1943, when it closed its doors. The building was later sold and moved out of the community. The highest population figure recorded for the town was 153 in 1904. It remained steady until the 1920s, when new generations began moving away to larger cities for greater economic opportunities. By the 1930s only two businesses remained in Weser, and the population had dropped to 50, a figure that remained steady for the remainder of the 20th century. Although smaller in number now, the Weser community represents a typical rural settlement in Goliad County. (1999)
Weser visit
USCGS W 122 (AX1838) DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 IN CUERO. AT CUERO, DE WITT COUNTY, AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 8 FEET SOUTH OF THE MIDDLE OF THE WEST ENTRANCE, IN THE WEST FACE OF THE STONE BASE OF A PILLAR, AND ABOUT 4 FEET HIGHER THAN THE GROUND. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED W 122 1933 AND SET VERTICALLY. GEOID HEIGHT- -27.20 (meters) GEOID99
USCGS W 122 (AX1838) vert_angle_deg=1.3 / horiz_angle_deg=-0.3
Hopkinsville Community A Colony of Freedmen Members of the Hopkins family came to De Witt County in 1854 as slaves of Judge Henry Clay Pleasants (d. 1899). They worked for a time on a Gonzales County plantation and returned to this area after the Civil War as freedmen. In 1872 Henry Hopkins bought 42 acres of land and established the Hopkinsville community (1 mile west). Residents of the settlement organized the Antioch Baptist Church in 1873 and began a school about ten years later. Although the school closed in 1956, members of the Antioch Baptist Church continue to worship near Hopkinsville. (1983)
Hopkinsville Community location WM15CY7 <a href="https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM15CY7" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM15CY7</a>
Hopkinsville Community marker context This view looks generally east. The community this marker commemorates was a mile west, so a mile behind this point of view.
Hopkinsville Community visit weather
De Witt County Courthouse De Witt County organized in 1846 with Cameron as the first seat of government. Clinton was county seat from 1850 to 1876, when its two-story frame courthouse was moved to the new seat of Cuero. That building burned in April 1894. The present courthouse was built from 1894 to 1896, designed by A.O. Watson and completed under supervision of Eugene Heiner. The Richardson Romanesque building, strongly influenced by H. H. Richardson's Allegheny County Courthouse, is a three-story sandstone and granite courthouse with a six-story clock tower and flanking pavilions. In 2007, the courthouse was rededicated with a ceremony patterned after the 1896 original dedication. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966 Marker is Property of the State of Texas
De Witt County Courthouse Texas Historical Marker is visible just to the left of the sidewalk, up by the building.

Contact YORKTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

YORKTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
PO BOX 1284
YORKTOWN
TX
78164-1284

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MID # 8404800606
Name YORKTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
Alternate Name
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Mount Plains
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 237436394
NTEECC A82
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 138,349
REVENUE 138,349
LAT/LONG 28.980989, -97.503504
CODES FIPS State Code: 48
FIPS County Code: 123
US Census Tract: 970400
US Census Block: 3044