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 Town of Nash
N 33° 26.559 W 094° 07.356
15S E 395655 N 3700924
Texas Historical Marker commemorating the Town of Nash, TX, located at the intersection of US 82 and S Pecan St, near the parking lot of the First Baptist Church of Nash.
Waymark Code: WMDVQ3
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2012
Views: 11
Marker Number: 9495
Marker Text:
Begun about 1873; first named "T. C. Junction" for its location on Transcontinental Division of Texas & Pacific Railroad. In 1884 post office was established and named "Park", after Dr. J. N. Parker, the first postmaster.
First school started 1885 in single room. New buildings have been erected in 1904, 1924, 1967.
In 1906 the town was named in honor of Martin Manny Nash, division superintendent of Texas & Pacific. Noted resident was Dr. Joseph Abner Dodd (1871-1944), who served 6 terms in Texas House of Representatives. Present town population stands at 2,000. (1970)
Incise on back:
Nash Chapter, Texas Senior Citizens Association, Bowie County Historical Survey Committee
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