Marker Number |
8665 |
Atlas Number |
5041008665 |
Marker Title |
Site of the Town of Boonville |
Index Entry |
Boonville, Site of |
Address |
2421 Boonville Rd. |
City |
Bryan |
County |
Brazos |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
755735 |
UTM Northing |
3396296 |
Subject Codes |
land surveys, land companies, promotional towns |
Marker Year |
1936 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
Marker Location |
Boonville Heritage Park, N side Boonville Road between Austin's Colony Parkway and Curtis Street |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite) |
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 |