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 Ross
N 31° 43.040 W 097° 07.210
14R E 678117 N 3510641
Texas Historical Marker noting the origins and importance of the city of Ross, located in front of the volunteer fire department just southwest of the center of town.
Waymark Code: WMQVQH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2016
Views: 3
Marker Number: 4352
Marker Text:
This community has historic ties to the settlement of White Rock (1 mi. W), one of the earliest in McLennan County. When the rail terminus was established here in 1873, bypassing White Rock, residents moved to the new town that developed. It was named in honor of Lawrence Sullivan Ross, the Ranger, Confederate general, and McLennan County sheriff who later became governor of Texas and a noted educator. Because of the area's rich farmland, the town of Ross developed early as a center of European immigration and agricultural trade. (1988)
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