Old Boston
N 33° 24.240 W 094° 24.956
15S E 368329 N 3696971
Texas Historical Marker noting Boston -- today's "Old Boston" -- as the original Bowie County seat, with a bit of history. This marker is located in front of a residence at the intersection of TX 8 and FM 2149.
Waymark Code: WMQM79
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/01/2016
Views: 3
Marker Number: 9498
Marker Text:
Established while part of Mexico; to serve plantations on Red River. Mail came horseback from Arkansas. Named for W.J. Boston, first storekeeper. A battalion was formed here to fight in Texas Revolution.
First Bowie County seat, 1841. Large stores surrounded square and two-story brick courthouse. Became educational center with 3 fine private schools. Texas governors Hardin R. Runnels and S.W.T. Lanham have lived here.
New Boston (4 mi. north) founded on railroad, 1877. Boston (1 mi. south), exact county center, made county seat 1890, and this became "Old" Boston. (1966)
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