Black plaque № 19337

Crockett, TX, United States

Randolph Community. Settled 1838, by Cyrus Halbert Randolph (1817-1889) on the San Felipe de Austin-Nacogdoches mail route. Randolph was a member of Snively expedition; county Justice of the Peace, Coroner, Chief Justice, and Sheriff; state legislator and Treasurer. School was opened about 1850 and

post office established June 30, 1858. Had 2 stores, blacksmith shop, saloon and barber shop in 1860, when it tried to wrest the county seat from Crockett, after which Randolph slowly began to decline

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