Pleasant Grove

Historical marker location:

Howland, Texas

( FM 1184 abvout 1.5 mi. east of Howland)

Marker installed: 1966

Built 1857 by settler from Kentucky, Jas. Shelby (Sheb) Williams, and wife Mary.

Lumber was dressed on site. Sills and studs, hand-hewn of heart oak, where joined with bois d'arc pegs. Porch steps and heath are of native stone, quarried nearby

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966.

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The Johnson Space Center, located in Houston, played a crucial role in the development of the U.S. space program. It was here that NASA trained its astronauts and mission control teams, and it continues to be an important center for space research and exploration today.