Historical Markers in Milam County
Listed below are all historical markers in Milam County recorded with the Texas Historical Commission. Click the name of the historical marker for the image.
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George Session Perry
Location: 201 Ackerman St., on lawn of Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library, Rockdale
Erected in: 1992
Marker text: The son of Andrew and Laura Perry, George Sessions Perry was born May 5, 1910,
in Rockdale. In 1933, he married Claire Hodges of Beaumont. Four years later, he
published the first in a long line of fiction and non-fiction stories and
novels, many of which were based on people and events from his growing-up years
in Rockdale. As a World War II correspondent, he brought first-hand accounts of
the war to readers of "The New Yorker" and "The Saturday Evening Post." Perry
won several major awards, including the 1941 National Book Award, before his
death in 1956-57.
William Persky
Location: off FM 487, in extreme NW section of Sharp Cemetery-last tombstone, Sharp
Erected in: 1982
Marker text: Nov. 21, 1844 - Feb. 9, 1945) A native of Germany, William Persky migrated to
the United States with his family at the age of eight. He enlisted in the
Confederate army during the Civil War and served time as a prisoner of war. A
farmer, Persky lived in Austin and Bell counties before moving to this area in
1925. He lived to be 100, and at the time of his death in 1945 was the oldest
resident and the last Confederate veteran of Milam County.
R.F. & Minta Pool House
Location: 901 E. 8th St., Cameron
Erected in: 2002
Marker text: R. F. and Minta Pool House Developer Jefferson D. Hefley completed this house in
1902 as part of his Hefley Heights subdivision. R.F. and Minta (Fraim) pool
purchased it the same year. R.F. came to Cameron in 1881 and opened a
confectionary stand, which grew to become a department store business. He later
founded the Pool Manufacturing Company, a large operation with textile factories
across Texas. Subsequent owners of the house included Milam County Tax Collector
A.W. Tabor, as well as several other merchants and civic leaders. The house has
functioned as a private residence, apartments and a bed and breakfast but still
retains its original Queen Anne styling. Features include spindle frieze and
balustrade, corner tower with bracketed eaves and fishscale shingling. Recorded
Texas Historic Landmark - 2002


