Site of the Town of Boonville
N 30° 40.321 W 096° 19.841
14R E 755742 N 3396294
The 1936 gray granite historical marker at the site of the town of Boonville, inside the Boonville Heritage Park in Bryan Texas
Waymark Code: WM15KHM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2022
Views: 5
The Boonville Heritage Park is located a short distance east of the TX SH 6 along the FM 158 east of downtown Bryan.
Marker Number: 8665
Marker Text:
Established in 1841 as the county seat of Navasota County by John Millican, John H. Jones, J. Ferguson, E. Seale, and Mordecai Boon whose name it bears.
The name of the county was changed to Brazos in 1842.
Boonville flourished until 1866 when Bryan was established on the railroad
Erected by the State of Texas
1936
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