Fayette County
N 29° 54.570 W 096° 52.111
14R E 705786 N 3310666
The 1936 pink block centennial county marker for Fayette County
Waymark Code: WMVNR8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/10/2017
Views: 5
This original 1936 pink granite block county marker and plaque for Fayette County is located east of La Grange on the SH 71.
In 2017 it is in a strange little road median near the monument sign for the First Baptist Church of La Grange.
Marker Number: 1579
Marker Text:
Formed from Colorado and Bastrop counties. Created December 14, 1837. Organized January 1, 1838.
Named in honor of Marquis de LaFayette. 1757-1834. Nobleman and republican friend of Washington and of the United States.
County Seat, La Grange.
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