Palestine Carnegie Library
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 45.798 W 095° 38.060
15R E 250495 N 3517220
Plaque and medallion attached to the building to the left of the entrance door.
Waymark Code: WMW0T4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/23/2017
Views: 1
Gives a very brief history of the building.
Marker Number: 8788
Marker Text:
Outgrowth of 1853 effort by Judge John Graham Gooch to see circulating library established in Palestine, at first lending his own books. Original city library was replaced by this structure, built 1914 with aid from the Carnegie Foundation.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970
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