Details for Site of Griffin
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5073006799
Data
| Marker Number | 6799 |
| Atlas Number | 5073006799 |
| Marker Title | Site of Griffin |
| Index Entry | Griffin, Site of |
| Address | |
| City | New Summerfield |
| County | Cherokee |
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| Subject Codes | forts; ghost towns |
| Marker Year | 1965 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | about 4 miles north of Summerfield on SH 110 |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 27" x 42" |
| Marker Text | Founded by settlers who came from Griffin, Georgia. In the early 1850s became a flourishing town. Birthplace of John Benjamin Kendrick (1857-1933), Texas cowboy who settled in Wyoming in 1879 after going up the trail for years with herds of cattle. He served in Wyoming State Senate, 1910-1914, Governor, 1914-1916, then as U.S. Senator, 1916-1933. Town of Griffin gradually lost people and businesses to railroad towns after 1872. Last store here was closed 1930. |