| Marker Number |
8228 |
| Atlas Number |
5277008228 |
| Marker Title |
George Washington Stell, Sr. |
| Index Entry |
Stell, George Washington, Sr. |
| Address |
|
| City |
Paris |
| County |
Lamar |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
274404 |
| UTM Northing |
3717087 |
| Subject Codes |
land surveys, land companies, promotional towns; persons with disabilities |
| Marker Year |
1980 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Shady Grove Cemetery off FM 905, 9 mi. south of Paris |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
(1793 - Dec. 12, 1870) A veteran of the War of 1812, Virginia native George W. Stell, Sr. came to Texas in the late 1830s. A farmer, surveyor, and builder, he constructed the first courthouse in Paris after it was named the Lamar County Seat in 1844. Stell, who was deaf, also surveyed the route of the Central National Road for the Republic of Texas Congress. Stretching for 130 miles from the Trinity River to the Red River, it helped open the area for settlement. |
