Site of Smith Plantation
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 33° 43.900 W 096° 15.322
14S E 754292 N 3735788
Texas Historical Marker on the north side of FM 274, about four miles west of TX 78, noting this as the site of the Smith Plantation, part of which is still operating after 150 years.
Waymark Code: WMV4QN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Marker Number: 8934

Marker Text:
Gideon Smith (b. 1815), a native of Alabama, moved to Fannin County in 1851 and purchased a 3000-acre tract. He deeded half of the property to his brother John C. Smith, who joined him in 1855. Gideon Smith served one term in the Texas legislature (1857-1858) and participated in the Civil War as a colonel in the Confederate Army. John Smith became a doctor and practiced medicine in the area. Both men were successful planters. Part of the plantation, one of the earliest in the area, has been continuously in production of grain and cattle since 1851. (1980)
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