Details for Community of Valley Spring

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5299009458

Data

Marker Number 9458
Atlas Number 5299009458
Marker Title Community of Valley Spring
Index Entry Valley Spring
Address SH 71
City Valley Spring
County Llano
UTM Zone
UTM Easting
UTM Northing
Subject Codes water topics
Marker Year 1970
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 14" x 24"
Marker Text O. C. J. Phillips, first settler, arrived in 1853. Whistleville combined with Bugscuffle to form Valley Spring, with post office established 1878. This was birthplace of James Field Smathers (1888-1967), inventor of electric typewriter. (1970)

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