Site of Lafayette
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N 33° 41.137 W 095° 35.032
15S E 260478 N 3730295
This marker stands next to a gate into a ranch at the end of Yoder Rd., off FM 79 in Paris, TX.
Waymark Code: WMX4HW
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2017
Views: 5
Marker erected by the State of Texas:
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry Lafayette, Site of
Address
City Paris
County Lamar
Subject Codes cities and towns
Marker Year 1936
Marker Number: 8203
Marker Text:
First county seat of Lamar County
A clapboard courthouse was built by John Lovejoy on 40 acres donated by John Watson
Here court was held June, 1841 to June, 1843
John A. Rutherford, Chief Justice; John R. Craddock County Clerk
Erected by the State of Texas
1936
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