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 Marienfeld
N 32° 07.875 W 101° 47.444
14S E 236730 N 3558395
Texas Historical Marker in front of the Martin County Courthouse at 301 N St Peter St, noting Stanton's origins as "Marienfeld" and "Grelton", and also providing a sound byte about Martin County, for which it is the seat.
Waymark Code: WMWEWP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/25/2017
Views: 1
Marker Number: 3212
Marker Text:
Former name of Stanton. Begun as German colony by 5 German Catholics from Kansas, who pitched tents here, near new Texas & Pacific Railroad in 1881.
The site -- with a water tank, section house, telegraph office -- bore name Grelton, but settlers had it changed to Marienfeld, German for "Field of Mary."
County was created 1876 and named for Wylie Martin, senator in Republic of Texas. When the county organized, town became county seat. First commissioners court met here December 13, 1884.
Through Protestant influence, town was renamed Stanton, 1890. (1970)
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