Details for Bay City Library

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5321000337

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Marker Number 337
Atlas Number 5321000337
Marker Title Bay City Library
Index Entry Bay City Library
Address 1900 Fifth St
City Bay City
County Matagorda
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 210845
UTM Northing 3209563
Subject Codes libraries
Marker Year 1989
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location 1900 Fifth Street, Bay City
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Organized in 1912, the Bay City Public Library was first housed in the J. P. Keller Insurance Company office. The non-profit Bay City Library Association, also formed in 1912, spearheaded community fund raising efforts to operate the library. Land was purchased in 1913, and a library building was completed in 1914. The first librarian was Miss Josephine McCullough. A new library building was constructed in 1958, and a friends of the library organization was formed in 1977. The Bay City library became part of the Texas state library system in 1987. (1989)
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