Details for Moscow

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5373010413

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Marker Number 10413
Atlas Number 5373010413
Marker Title Moscow
Index Entry Moscow
Address
City Moscow
County Polk
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 325333
UTM Northing 3422050
Subject Codes cities and towns
Marker Year 1967
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location on FM 350, about .25 mi. west of US 59
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Settled by David Green, during era of the Republic of Texas. First post office established under name of Green's in 1847. Changed to Moscow in 1853. Incorporated in 1856. Was stage stop on the Nacogdoches- Liberty Road. Site of several famous schools. Has had free school system since 1851. A cannery for vegetables and fruit and Bible column factory (making architectural pillars) were early industries. In 1881 became important railroad town. Its seven-mile Moscow, Camden & San Augustine is one of the shortest railroads in Texas.

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