City of Valley View Pump Station #1 - Valley View, TX
N 33° 29.374 W 097° 09.930
14S E 670429 N 3707068
Pump Station #1, operated by the City of Valley View, stands at Center and Lee Streets in Valley View, TX.
Waymark Code: WMMRR9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2014
Views: 3
The top and center of the tower's roof serves as U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Benchmark DN1319, and while faded, "Valley View Eagles" is still visible, looking much better at a distance than close up. Valley View is the subject of a Texas Historical Marker which provides some background:
In 1870, Captain L.W. Lee and his wife Mary Ann (Fryer) came from Missouri to a tall grass prairie overlooking a valley. Several friends from Missouri soon arrived, and by 1872 the settlers founded the town of Valley View, platting streets and securing a post office. A mill, gin and school were all quickly established. The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway arrived in 1886, and by 1890 the community also boasted a hotel, four churches and a newspaper. Valley View schools incorporated in 1902, and by the following year there was a brick schoolhouse, a bank and telephone service. Native son J. Marvin Jones (1882-1976) served 59 years as U.S. Congressman and Federal Judge. The city of Valley View incorporated in 1979.
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