| Marker Number |
3597 |
| Atlas Number |
5189003597 |
| Marker Title |
Nils Akeson |
| Index Entry |
Akeson, Nils |
| Address |
206 W. 6th St. |
| City |
Hale Center |
| County |
Hale |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
237228 |
| UTM Northing |
3772844 |
| Subject Codes |
municipal official; Swedish immigrants/immigration; land surveys, land companies, promotional towns; Business topics, general; pioneers |
| Marker Year |
1993 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
W. 6th St., N side between Ave. G and Ave. H |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
(1866 - 1944) In the late 1880s Swedish born Nils Akeson moved from Iowa to this sparsely populated area of north Texas. As an officer of the Hale County Townsite Company Nils helped establish the town of Hale Center. He worked for the famous XIT Ranch from 1893 to 1899 and served as Hale Center's postmaster from 1900 to 1907. He helped bring the Santa Fe Railroad through Hale Center in 1909 and established the town's first mercantile business. As mayor, land developer, church administrator and school trustee Akeson played a prominent role in Hale Center's early development. (1993) |
