Alma Ward Hamrick
N 31° 11.694 W 098° 42.777
14R E 527347 N 3451238
The state historic marker for Alma Ward Hamrick at Mill Pond Park in San Saba TX
Waymark Code: WMTT5J
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/05/2017
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This state historic marker fixed to the side of the Mill Pond House near downtown San Saba honors Alma Ward Hamrick, who was instrumental in saving the old mill that forms the centerpiece of this park.
Marker Number: 16862
Marker Text:
(1896-1974)
Born in Pearl (Coryell Co.), Alma Ward graduated in Goldthwaite and attended college in Denton, earning a teaching certificate c. 1916. She married James l. Hamrick in 1919; the couple had two daughters. Alma taught in Eastland, McCulloch and San Saba counties for 15 years and had a long career as a writer. Her articles were published in newspapers and international publications. In 1936 she helped found the San Saba Garden Club, and was instrumental in saving San Saba’s historic mill. She chaired the county’s centennial committee (1956) and historical survey committee (1962) and researched 19 state historical markers. Her book The Call of The San Saba (1940) remains a seminal work in local history.
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