| Marker Number |
8654 |
| Atlas Number |
5051008654 |
| Marker Title |
Somerville |
| Index Entry |
Somerville |
| Address |
|
| City |
Somerville |
| County |
Burleson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
736739 |
| UTM Northing |
3360821 |
| Subject Codes |
cities and towns; railroads; Czech immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1974 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
on SH 36, northern edge of town, Somerville |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Located where two branches of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway joined, town was named for Albert Somerville, first president of the railroad. First settlers arrived after town was surveyed about 1883; the post office was permanently established in 1897. Somerville boomed in the 1890s when local citizens persuaded a railroad tie plant to locate here. Santa Fe Railroad bought the operation in 1905; this is still an important industry. Incorporated in 1913, the town has become a recreation center since Lake Somerville was created in the 1960s. |
