Details for Jim Wells County

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5249002757

Data

Marker Number 2757
Atlas Number 5249002757
Marker Title Jim Wells County
Index Entry Jim Wells County
Address Ida St.
City Alice
County Jim Wells
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 590172
UTM Northing 3069306
Subject Codes counties
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Triangle between Bus. 281, Ida St. and San Diego Hwy. Access from roadside pulloff immediately after TX 44-TX 359 Corpus Christi-San Diego exit on southbound Bus. 281 after railroad overpass.
Private Property
Marker Condition
Marker Size 1936 Texas Centennial - highway marker (pink granite)
Marker Text Formed from Nueces County, created March 11, 1911, organized May 6, 1911. Named for Judge James B. Wells, an able lawyer. Born near Aransas Pass, Texas, July 12, 1854; died at Brownsville, December 21, 1923. Alice, the county seat.

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