Center City Community
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N 31° 28.181 W 098° 24.711
14R E 555872 N 3481805
Two markers, "Center City Community" and "Center City Cemetery" stand side-by-side on the south side of US 84, near the the road that leads to the cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMTJ9G
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2016
Views: 6
This marker appears to have been remounted. Four holes were drilled through to enable two brackets to pass through the front of the marker to the post on which it's mounted.
Marker erected by: Texas Historical Commission
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry Center City Community
Address US 84, E of Goldthwaite, about 8.5 mi.
City Center City
County Mills
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 555914
UTM Northing 3481781
Subject Codes cities and towns; ghost towns
Marker Year 1977
Designations
Marker Location From Goldthwaite, take Highway 84 about 8.5 miles east (marker on south side of road).
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 783
Marker Text:
Settled in 1864 by the families of William Jenkins and David Morris (1811-89), this community was called "Hughes Store" after W. C. Hughes and his wife opened a store here in the 1870s. They platted a townsite in 1876, hoping to attract the railroad and to become county seat. An ancient live oak (100 yds. S), by tradition once considered the center of Texas, was site of temporary court and school sessions and religious services. Renamed "Center City", this thriving town boasted several stores and businesses until the railroad bypassed it in 1885. The post office remained until 1920. (1977)
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