John Johnson has created a model of Cameron that recalls the town as it looked during the 1940s. For more than 25 years, Mr. Johnson has created buildings using photographs of that era and from his childhood memories. The model includes the downtown area, neighborhoods, water towers, bridges and a working miniature railroad. It is located in the antique mall.
Founded in 1883, the congregation of St. Monica's Catholic Church erected this structure in 1927-28
Cameron, TX Historic ChurchesThrough the efforts of fellow immigrant Joseph Russek, many Czech families came to this area of Milam County in the 1880s. The first Catholic Mass in the Maraksville settlement was conducted by a visiting priest in the Kaspar Kubecka home in 1883, and later services were held in other homes. In 1889
Cameron, TX Historic ChurchesIn 1838, Joseph P. Sneed crossed the prairies on horseback to bring his family and the Bible to a new home in Texas. He and his young wife Achsah Harris Sneed first settled in Port Sullivan. Eleven years later they packed their things and moved to the Cross Roads community, about 30
Cameron, TX Pioneer LifeMany of the Settlers of North Elm came from Alabama beginning in 1867, including John George LaGrone (1792-1870), whose dated gravestone is the oldest in this burial ground. Land for the cemetery was initially deeded by B. J. Arnold in 1883
Cameron, TX CemeteriesKnown as the Magnolia House and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this fully restored Victorian house was the home of prominent citizens in Cameron, Dr. Nathan and Lula Cass, for over a century. The Octagon Mode, Queen Anne style house was built in 1895
Cameron, TX Historic HomesPat Cleburne Municipal Golf course's front nine is flat and easy to walk, whereas its back nine, built on hilly terrain by Le...
The Burton Heritage Society maintains this historic cemetery and church building. The cemetery contains graves of early settl...
Pat Mayse Lake provides excellent opportunities for fishing and hunting. These lands are managed for upland game and whitetai...