| Marker Number |
8587 |
| Atlas Number |
5185008587 |
| Marker Title |
Jared Ellison Groce |
| Index Entry |
Groce, Jared Ellison |
| Address |
|
| City |
White Hall |
| County |
Grimes |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
211416 |
| UTM Northing |
3352127 |
| Subject Codes |
pioneers |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from White Hall take FM 362 S approximately 2 miles to FM 2; then W on FM 2 approximately 1.3 miles to CR 323; then S on CR 323 approximately .7 miles.
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Site of the home built in 1833 by Jared Ellison Groce (1782-1836) Generally known as "Groce's Retreat." Here he died November 20, 1836. The name "Retreat" was continued for a post office and village two miles to the east after the house was torn down. |
