John L. Sheppard Home
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 59.849 W 094° 57.962
15S E 316321 N 3652724
Texas Historical Marker at the John L. Sheppard Home, 217 Mt Pleasant St, Pittsburg, TX, providing some background about the two prominent men who lived here, as well as a sound byte about the house itself.
Waymark Code: WM100X3
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Marker Number: 9809

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Home of the Sheppard family from 1884, when the house was built, until 1891. During that time John L. Sheppard (1852-1902) served as district attorney and then judge for Fifth Judicial District. In 1899 he was elected to U.S. Congress and died in office. His son, Morris Sheppard (1875-1941), succeeded him in Congress, then served with distinction in U.S. Senate from 1913-1941. House has eight fireplaces and secret passageway between floors.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1974
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