W. L. Lipscomb
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PeterNoG
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This Texas Historical Marker is on the building (now The Boxing Gym) at 114 East Cano Street in Edinburg, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMK2KF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2014
Views: 4
Marker Title: W. L. Lipscomb
Index Entry: Lipscomb, W. L.
Address:
City: Edinburg
County: Hidalgo
Subject Codes: county official; Business topics, general; markets, merchantiles
Year Marker Erected: 1983
Designations: na
Marker Location: 114 East Cano Street, Edinburg
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 5675
Marker Text:
About 1880, South Carolina native William Lawton Lipscomb (1874-1941) came to Texas with his family. In 1894 he settled in Hidalgo County, where he managed a sugar plantation. Later he and his wife, Ada (Dougherty) (1877-1959), moved to Edinburg and established one of the city's first general mercantile stores. Lipscomb moved his business to this building after it was completed in 1910. As an Hidalgo County Commissioner from 1909 until 1925, a prominent businessman, and an active Mason, Lipscomb provided significant service and leadership to the community.
(1983)
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