Details for Lamar County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5277008204
Data
| Marker Number | 8204 |
| Atlas Number | 5277008204 |
| Marker Title | Lamar County |
| Index Entry | Lamar County |
| Address | US 82 |
| City | Paris |
| County | Lamar |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 258768 |
| UTM Northing | 3727660 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | west city limits of Paris in roadside park |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker |
| Marker Text | Created December 17, 1840 from Red River County. Organized in 1841. Named in honor of Mirabeau B. Lamar, 1798-1859. Father of Texas education. President of the Republic of Texas 1838-1841. Lafayette, 1841, Mount Vernon, 1843, Paris, originally called Pinhook, 1844, have served as county seat. |