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S A . . • .4, 1, _, • MILLICAN WAS TEXAS NORTHERNMOST RAILROAD TERMINUS WHEN IHE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES BEGAN • 1. ,,,,,,, • IN 1861. IT BECAME A VITAL CONFEDERATE SHIPPING ...,k,!.8 , POINT FOR THE AREA EXTENDING TO THE RED RIVER / :. 4 P R • T' ON THE NORTH AND TO THE FRONTIER SETTLEMENTS 4 - li , IN THE WEST. PIE PRODUCTS OF THAT REGION ' MOVED OVER THE RAILS OF THE HOUSTON AND ' TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD FROM MILLICAN TO .. ''l■ r• . ,-- HOUSTON, BEAUMONT, GALVESTON AND ALLEYTON. • - G 4 -/./ CONFEDERATE TROOPS CAME, BY RAIL TO NEARBY • CAMP SPEIGHT, A TRAINING AND RENDEZVOUS POINT. 1.., t li rl '' MANY MARCHED OVERLAND FROM HERE FOR DUTY • ' . er ; IN ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA. OTHERS ENTRAINED , . HERE FOR HOUSTON AND BEAUMONT WHERE THEY p ,:. BOARDED SHIPS FOR NEBLETTS 'LANDING ON THE SABINE AND OTHER DEBARKATION POINTS. 1 DURING THE WAR COTTON FROM NORTH TEXAS AND VI THE BRAZOS VALLEY WENT TO MARKET THROUGH ' 14 . .. tr, • l• MILLICAN TO ALLEYTON, THE STATE SOUTHERNMOST . ',T4.„ i { 4 -1 RAILROAD TERMINUS. WHERE IT WAS TRANSPORTED •,i ' 1 OVER THE COTTON ROAD BY WAGONS AND CARTS A -bi ,,,••..,.. TO BROWNSVILLE AND MATAMOROS. MEXICO. 0 , .."-...•1.. i • RETURNING WAGONS AND CARTS BROUGHT MII ITARY 2 • .. ,. -I . • ...,„ R SUPPLIES MILLICAN N IL D LI c A M N E R BY RAIL ARNADI L I S E 0 R W W il I D E 1 s V T E R N IE LU T A I 0 1. L ' : ,.,, '• MILLICAN, WHICH HAD BEEN BORN WITH THE COMING OF THE RAILROAD IN 1859. FLOURISHED WITH THE RAILROAD. AND DECLINED WITH THE RAILROAD THAT NORTHWARD EXTENSION OF THE RAIL . . . , , . • ' BEGAN IN 1866. • -0 ," """0 (OD11.11111 4*'^ . _ ?. , Jon 1 ,..... . . . . . • '.'.' ...' '' - , . . ,. . . . • . . . • , . ) d i1.4„: -A.-..-,,..,- *4 1- ' :' 'ilf• V , * •,- -‘ - A...... . ,,t, • , , t,.,4 r` , I • • .. . • .. , 40115111 .... . ., ,..„ . 1 ' 4 . • • •••• -.1 ' v...:: it . • ' ; • . .' ' ' • '1.4...4" ; - 4 .. ••• 40 • - • . - • . 4 1 . • • . .. -141111111111111fttftv., . I ■ • .. sc.'. •• . . i. 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"' % The historical marker ?" which stands near the en- �• trance of the family ranch��� . k , picks up the story like this: L. 1 ' "Old Three Hundred colonist .„..„...:.,„...„......-.-::,....:.„....::.::: .,,,.:.:.:,.......;..-; William to T. Millican, (Robert i Y . iiiiit. . Hemphill's son) was born in { i South Carolina about 1780 and came to Texas with his F �' parents and siblin in 1821. , ` � • They join Stephen F. ,,.t v Austin's First Colony and t om �.:' 4 were granted 4,428 acres off, � `�>` land in this area on which to a ,, , K ` ' , > make their home. The corn_ '' m un it that grew a around i ., their lan became known as Millican's Crossroads.°" When the wagon's wheels ` stoppe turning at the beauti- � ,. ful, rolling site wher hom `,R �;�bM now stand, they saw nothing . - t but trees. They saw no Indi R � , Ba ans but they knew they were ".` q • r P there, likely watching the fam M.R. ` Pe lt' M illican 1856 -188 ily but the challenge of new land and the adventurous spirit William Templeton Millican pointed to select a seat for 1860 until 1867, the town was II of the family made them stay. served in the Republic of Brazos County which was the terminus of the Houston In the 1826 census, William Texas Army and was posthu- then called "Navasota and Central Railway, report - Templeton was listed as a mously awarded 320 acres County." He died in 1843 and wily the largest city north of farmer and stock raiser. Prior more land for his services to is buried in the Weaver Cem Houston and Galveston. With to the outbreak of the Texas the republic etery in the coming of the railroad, ag- __ Revolution, he served as a del- by Sam Did you know... Millican. riculture and commerce joined egate to the consultation at San H o u s t o n. T h e hands and business was brisk. k During the Civil War, The citizens built churches and Felipe in 1835, which en- F a m i I y Millicans dorsed the establishment of a records hold M was a training established schools and there were many 5,000 confeder- a home- businesses. q provisional government for the copies of ground for 5 colonists and freedom from the original stead, deal- The earlier settlers faced , ' the government of Mexico. p a t e n t s ate troops ing with the down Indian raids around their Besides being one of the signed by Indians as homestead, often requiring the u..., state's early settlers, the fam- President of the Republic of they saw necessary, and cre- use of firepower to safeguard gei ily was a documented part of Texas Sam Houston• ated a productive farm for their homes and families. And 4`44 our state's and this area's his- During the years of the Re- their . By 1849, the there was other violence in the ,,,. . tory. public, William T. served as town had a post office and the p eaceful setting. William H. , ' During . .. the Runaway Scrape, x g y p justice of the peace and as a stage line was extended from Millican was said to have t a Texas historical event most member of the committee ap- Houston to Millican, From killed his brother, Elliot, Jr. Texans would rather forget, the and to have been killed him - Millicans fled their home to . . self in Bryan by a man named Liberty. In the aftermath of , , Myers. the Mexican victories at the John Earl Millican was a Alamo and Goliad, General ' deputy sheriff in Bryan and Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna t ' -.- subsequently believed to have gathered his army and began a killed a man named Myers. march to rid the Mexican state x W. A. "Will" Millican was an ` . early Texas Ranger, said to of Texas of residents who saw themselves as colonists but M : have been killed with his own who were seen by the Mexi- ' ' , gun by a man named Ham £ can government as intruding , South. rebels. Settlements on both i ' ¢. M. R. "Pett" Millican, a sides of the Brazos River were '''�,, constable, is alleged to have evacuated from Washington- been killed by two men in .... l' 1889. on- the - Brazos to Richmond and eastward to Nacogdoches There were more peaceful and St. Augustine. members of the family. L. R. Milli Robert Hemphill Millican, "Lally" Millican was a Baptist railroad a brave and adventurous man ? preacher and Willie Dunlap was busines a who had come from Scotland ,, , a Methodist preacher. Both the rail] to found a new home and a ,1 natural deaths. In 1 .41 family with Nancy McNeill, Elliot McNeill Millican was further by then an old man, died of ,' a a member of the legislature and of yell( v. pneumonia on the banks of the - ''' 3 x, served as the first sheriff of Ther Trinity River at Liberty dur- ° " what was then Bryan County. dents ir ing the runaway time At the r' George Millican, who came riots ir time of his death, he was said 7 A along later rode a mule each day populal to be on a list of Texans .: to Texas A & M where he was a The 1 wanted by the Mexican goy `' „ ,z ], . member of that school s first Temple ernment, dead or alive. . ' ' .' ` g raduating class of 12 students, Nancy The Millicans hurried back - the class of 1876. High Pi to their farm home when the Eltio�! !'- During the Civil War, the by Dar news of Santa Anna's defeat at .. n town became the site of a train- scenda San Jacinto was received. 1808 -1860 ing camp for 5,000 Confeder- Millica First Sheriff, Brazos County ate troops. home 1, 1 • In Millican pointed to select a seat for 1860 until 1867, the town was Q `a " - public of Brazos County which was the terminus of the Houston R , x �" :� as posthu- then called "Navasota and Central Railway, report- N 320 acres County." He died in 1843 and edly the largest city north ofi 4 q,.y Houston and Galveston. With _ . , r services to is buried in the Weaver Cem- �` eter in the coming of the railroad, ag- T y riculture and commerce joined you know... Millican. j �� hands and business was brisk. ring the Civil War, T h e M i 11 i c a n s The citizens built churches and ,.; Rican was a training established schools and there were many und for 5,000 Confeder- a • home- businesses. tr00 S. stead, de The earlier settlers faced P ing with the down Indian raids around their . Indians as homestead, often requiring the safeguard safe to firepower epublic of they saw necessary, and cre- use of fire P g n. ated a productive farm for ,„„, , „. , ...„,......„..„..„ „. ,.. ., ., .„ „ . their homes and families. And of the Re- their family. By 1849, the there was other violence in the ", .� i served as town had a post office and the peaceful setting. William H. e and as a stage line was extended from Millican was said to have l : 9 - R* killed his brother, Elliot, Jr. ' a ife x mittee ap- Houston to Millican, From � h 9��� a �� r_ and to have been killed him- , self in Bryan by a man named ,� R : Myers. A tea 1i a John Earl Millican was a _ ; _ . deputy sheriff in Bryan and m ' subsequently believed to have a� , . , ..--",.. :( , .„.:::- . killed a man named Myers. f � ' ' W. A. "Will" Millican was an <g *' early Texas Ranger, said to have been killed with his own .. gun by a man named Ham South. ., : � � M. R. "Pett" Millican, a " " , constable, is alleged to have been killed by two men in Lee Thompson, son of Susan Millican 1889. There were more peaceful +AE members of the family. L. R. Millican declined when the ters. "Lally" Millican was a Baptist railroad expanded to Bryan and Her name was Verna Dunlap preacher and Willie Dunlap was businesses moved north with and she was lovingly known by a Methodist preacher. Both the railroad. her grandchildren as " Nerna." died natural deaths. In 1867, the population was Millican is off the beaten Elliot McNeill Millican was further reduced by an epidemic path of Hwy. 6 but the neat little a member of the legislature and of yellow fever. town is worth a turn one day served as the first sheriff of There were only 1200 resi- just to drive - it's softly rising * what was then Bryan County. dents in that year and bitter race hills, its tree - walled roads and George Millican, who came riots in Millican reduced the to see the neatly kept homes of along later rode a mule each day population even more. its residents. to Texas A & M where he was a The land awarded to William Today, it boasts a community member of that school's first Templeton Millican's widow, center, a post office where the " "- graduating class of 12 students, Nancy is today known as The postmistress gives candy to the class of 1876. High Prairie Place and is owned each person who does not get a `l ; ' During the Civil War, the by Dan Williams, a direct de- letter and some very, very nice 5` town became the site of a train- scendant of Robert Hemphill people, some of whom are de- 1808 -1860 ing camp for 5,000 Confeder- Millican, whose grandmother's scendants of those early Sheriff, Brazos County • ate troops. home was the ranch headquar- Millican settlers. f r . . toolif r , , • . , . , . i • ' , . .4., . . .... • • • , t • I ....,_ , . - ' , 4 f ,,. \■.... " - , . , ii, . ,.. .- . . r ' .• ••• , , . wp . . r . . .0.00 • • . , ... ,-, ... • ----- , 4,.. • ._ •.... • , . . , . , / .............„ , .40., „. , . • - .• . . , .. . 4 . , . Dr. Elliott McNiel Millican 1807-1860. 404r * ...., - Founder of Millican exas ir lb4 A ' t • . . 4 W, 0 ti - - 1 -.'&,,e,,!.„...e. s. 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'i'I: o h ' A ' llt� ;� I ! i i 4 % i , fir, ` x imr, ..:04w,i3A,...„,....11 ., 021 1C 4 li A ) i L , -i ' p TH OF JU } � I i {r Mi llican , J uly. 4th eve t MILLICAN — The Millican play and between drawings, ic ommmunity Center cream, courtesy of Albertson's, mounces its Fourth of July ice watermelon compliments of 'earn, watermelon, music and Millican Produce and home - reworks celebration, and made cakes, courtesy of the vites all to join them on that Millican Ladies Club, will be l y . served. All this while gospel and +� The patriotic occasion begins patriotic music is supplied by 7:30 p.m. with VFW, post the churches of Millican. 106 presentation of the colors The Grimes County commu- d the national anthem as sung pity is invited to bring lawn Dan Bates of Milhcan, The chairs and join in the holiday r illican community will offer observance and watch the fi Wings during the evening works display, which begins at 9 J close with a fireworks dis- p.m. AN- * � ' I Millican, Texas Civil War Railhead nd Training Ground 1862 -1962 iillican Community Center 1924 -2004 Mess Amnia *l. �dfr.A. lid Am Ilr """111 •-� - - --aw �a j. 14 Aj I n. FAlf R. � NI .. A. . %A , Noho 0 AL ? A�A Ann w--p3ppl w . ;7,r. % 30 It AM --r7. F. I -4 WC Ok .1466 A Jerry Owens Lane Howard IF V A m it ,4 , - W-v 16 11 W � TF i 0 r'� SE1r /i�� 0 0�7 t4 uw f'. �•' •• .. • .5 AMR-- '7- A-� ■ MOO Z " Jf� Ji .. '✓ .�' J j I i •t. Brenda .Owens 7 -4 -04 � r 4 Blanche QE,UZ'tFUt Brenda 1 Y[T` 4 1 1 . �JJJJJJ! ii d Opp IL* *ML ML* *ML IL* *ML %L* � *1f s f f 1f f + � f 6, G Betty Sterling Trailer Winner s r r r + r e � • r • s Millican Center Millican voters want to be remembered By HOLLY HUFFMAN Eagle Staff Writer MILLICAN — Residents of this southern Brazos County community told political :hopefuls on Saturday they I don't want to be ignored by the county commissioner elected to represent them. That request was directed at Eric Caldwell, Becky Horlen and Lloyd Wasser- mann, who are vying for the County Commissioner Precinct 1 post. And each was questioned by voters com- plaining about poor roads and lack of infrastructure plan - ning in the Millican and Well- born areas. "In the past, Millican has been treated like a red - headed stepchild," resident Herb Fontenot told the candidates. Voters packed the Millican Community Center for the county's first large -scale political forum featuring can ; didates in the March primar- ies. A cake auction and din - "In the past, Millican has been treated like a red - headed stepchild" HERB FONTENOT Millican resident ner were held to raise money for the center's restoration before nine candidates for office spoke to the crowd. Other candidates at the rally included Shane Phelps, John Quinn and incumbent Rick Davis, all vying for the 272nd District Court judge's post, and Brazos County Dis- trict Attorney Bill Turner, who is seeking re- election. Sheriff Chris Kirk and Bra- zos County Attorney Jim Kuboviak, who are unop- posed, also spoke. Fontenot, who questioned the Precinct 1 commissioner candidates about county road maintenance, said he and fel- See MILLICAN, Page A6 Millican Fro Al low residents want an elected official who will pay attention to Millican and work with its residents. The resident then told Cald- well — who was appointed in December to replace former Commissioner Tony Jones — that he wanted him to stand alongside one of the county's dirt roads and inhale the dust as large trucks drive by. "It would be unrealistic for me to say my dream is to see every mile of Brazos County roads paved," Caldwell said. But he noted that some areas of Millican seem to have been repeatedly overlooked. Wassermann said a county commissioner should be trav- eling the precinct constantly; driving the roads and listen- ing to constituents. That way, he said, the commissioner can keep an eye on what is going on. And if a road complaint is filed, he said, that commis- sioner should immediately drive there and see what the problem is. Horlen said she, too, was concerned about the state of county roads. She said she lives on a road that has yet to be paved. "I've been waiting a long time," she said of her street. "I believe road maintenance and construction is a huge issue." ■0 •� ,, ' 1R „ • y • • ek ov - y Lo 4k d a,- •I 1♦ qq w • f 1 � s awn a •�.1 N � r i t �► s �� �.. _ tea: • 0 ►�j /u i 'Too 0 L M- a- a `* i EWE W • .' . Aft.. I F fw" . .o? v f � � F .o? THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS SIDNEY APPLING & VERNON PRICE - 2005 cil LET'S CUT THE CAKE ALREADY `Y J SID AND VERNON - 1932 4 0" 19 - - Awx3r-X This certificate is awarded to M eau. & K08—y- OWkNS The community of Millican thanks you for your talents, time, and the hard work you do to help preserve our heritage. N� And for our annual Cowboy Chili Supper. MRLI CAN HERITAGE SOCIETY President Date v o- 0 yr, 19 A������� I AL L 10 13 �WWm A�M� WA f �, V►* r� Y a 9 ri R r 2 13 I � J� LICAN HERITAGE SOCIETI "A VALENTINE'S DAY SPAGHETTI SUPPER" FOR YOU & YOUR VALENTINE WED. FEB. 14 AT 6:30 WE WILL BE SERVING MINNIE & FRANK'S FAMOUS SPAGHETTI DRINKS, BREAD & SWEETS COME EAT WITH US OR TAKE A MEAL HOME MILLICAN COMMUNITY CENTER $7 DONATION AT THE DOOR WE WILL HAVE A DRAWING FOR 4 DINNERS FOR 2 FURNISHED BY "THE FILLING STATION DINER" IN NAVASOTA A SPA PEDICURE BY VANESSA AT RIVIERA DAY SPA IN COLLEGE STATION DONATED BY VANESSA i � e XOX XO 0 a 17 - � "it IF a 1 9F Fv 3 .a - 4%, ti j 9 ,A- \ I rl A TASTE OF MILLICAN Saturday, October 14, 2006 5 o'clock to 8 o'clock We have the best hot meal around! 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