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 Paris
N 33° 39.768 W 095° 33.525
15S E 262744 N 3727707
Texas Historical Marker commemorating the origins of Paris, TX. Located in front of a bank drive-through on the southeast corner of W Price St and 3rd St NW.
Waymark Code: WMF1W5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2012
Views: 3
Marker Number: 8214
Marker Text:
This site marks the first call for survey of the city of Paris, Republic of Texas, 1844. Geo. W. Wright, early settler, soldier in Texas War for Independence, congressman of the Republic, donated 50 acres of land for Lamar County Seat. Plat of lots, blocks and streets was drawn, and from that beginning grew the present city. (1965)
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