Mercer's Colony Eastern Boundary
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 40.188 W 095° 45.612
15S E 241154 N 3618049
Texas Historical Marker providing some background on the Mercer Colony, and marking this, its eastern boundary. This marker is located on Van Zandt County Road 1817, just east of its intersection with Van Zandt County Road 1816.
Waymark Code: WMP2WN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Marker Number: 11428

Marker Text:
In 1844 Charles Fenton Mercer led an effort to colonize an area in north central Texas equal to portions of 18 current Texas counties. His contract to settle 500 families in five years was complicated by various legal issues, but land certificates were ultimately issued to the settlers. Mercer severed all connections with the grant in 1852. This marks the east line of the colony whose boundaries were approximately Palestine and Waco on the south, the Brazos River on the west, and the McKinney area on the north. Descendants of Mercer's colony settlers still reside in Texas. (1997)

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