Town of Grandview
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member txoilgas
N 32° 16.210 W 097° 10.798
14S E 671418 N 3571836
A marker regarding the town located on the front of the community center.
Waymark Code: WMA7Z5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member rilekyle
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Marker Number: 5529

Marker Text:
(Original site one mile northwest) Settled in 1850 on land grant from Governor Elisha M. Pease. Supplies were hauled by ox wagon from Houston. A visitor exclaimed, "What a grand view!" Which gave community its name. Church organized 1853. Post office opened in 1856. Masonic lodge (county's first) founded 1860. Town moved to this site, on Missouri-Kansas-Texas rail line, in 1883. Incorporated in 1891. Home of Grand View Collegiate Institute 1897-1907. Devastating 1920 fire razed 135 homes, schools, churches, and businesses. Town name changed to Grandview (one word) in 1925.(1970)
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