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TAYLOR, TEXAS est. 1876 - WILLIAMSON COUNTY Historic Places

Taylor is the birthplace of several noted men including Bill Pickett, the black cowboy who invented bulldogging. Governor Dan Moody, also born in Taylor in 1893, first gained statewide recognition when he successfully prosecuted the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. Elmer “Pet” Brown, the 1914 middleweight champion of the world was also a native of Taylor.

Taylor Main Street Buildings

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Circa 1894
Taylor Nat Bank
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Taylor Nat Bank plaque
Circa 1909
City Nat Bank
Eikel Prewitt Bldg Circa 1893
Jones Bldg Circa 1885
Taylor Old City Hall and Jail
Taylor Old City Hall and Jail Plaque
Taylor Old City Hall Jail inside
Bill Picket plaque on Heritage Square also see
Bill P. page
317 Main Street
Peterson Bldg
Thompson Building Circa 1889
IOOF and Daily Democrat 4th & Talbot St. , Taylor, Texas, ca.1907
Daily Democrat & Weekly Texan Newspaper, 4th & Talbot St. , Taylor, Texas, ca. 1900's
Taylor Main Street & Taylor Conservation & Heritage Society Community Dedication Ceremony of Texas Historical Medallion at the Preslar-Hewitt Building 321-323 N. Main St. Taylor, TX

More Taylor Main Street Buildings

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I.O.O.F. Odd Fellows Bldg 4th St -Circa 1907
Fourth Street Railroad Station Museum
Fourth Street Railroad Station Museum
Fourth Street Railroad Station Museum
Pullman Dinning Car
Wedemeyer Hospital Circa 1915
Wedemeyer Hospital 1915 Plaque
Talbot and Second Street

Taylor Churches

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First Presbyterian Church Taylor Circa 1912-1913 Sixth & Talbot
First Presbyterian church Taylor Plaque
United Christian church of Taylor Sixth & Talbot
Episcopal Church St. James of Taylor Circa 1893
Episcopal Church St. James of Taylor Plaque
Taylor Brethren Church today click here to view page on Taylor Brethren Church marker dedication
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Historic Taylor Texas Homes

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Dan Moody Museum click here for more info
Henry Seiders Home 1889 Talbot Street bed & breakfast, 903 Talbot Street
Victorian Rose, 1003 W. 7th Street built in 1904 by H. C. Foster
Clark Mansion / Crawford H. Booth house 2112 West Lake Dr
John R Hoxie house 1878 / The Taylor Mansion, 2109 East 4th St
Tucker Smith House Circa 1892
Tucker Smith House 1892 Plaque

Taylor Texas - Historical Markers and Their History

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Taylor, Texas