Historical MarkerHayes Park
Weches · Houston County · Dedicated 1971 · THC Atlas #5225011198
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
Named for Dr. J.W. Hayes (1854-1932), who came from Tennessee to Texas in 1860s and was a trail driver, locomotive engineer, and rancher. Entering Kentucky School of Medicine at 40, he graduated and became missionary to Indians. Wife Lena Belle (1883-1920). A son, G.J. Hayes, M.D., gave park site to honor outstanding physicians of Augusta since the 1860s: Drs. S.P. Cunningham (1840-1935), Hall Wilson (1860-1906), Ben S. Elliott (1866-1918), S.C. Kennedy (1883-1970), and Drs. Douglas, McDaniel, Pugh. (1971)
About this site
Hayes Park is a historical marker in Weches, Houston County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 185 historical markers documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 361 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.5315, -95.3314 near Weches. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site of Old Town of Augusta (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Daniel McLean_John Sheridan, The Edens-Madden Massacre, and Augusta Union Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225011198. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
