Details for Site of the Town of Boonville

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5041008665

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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
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