| Marker Number |
7688 |
| Atlas Number |
5419007688 |
| Marker Title |
B. F. Morris and the Town of Joaquin |
| Index Entry |
Morris, B. F., and the Town of Joaquin |
| Address |
US 84 |
| City |
Joaquin |
| County |
Shelby |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
400260 |
| UTM Northing |
3537126 |
| Subject Codes |
cities and towns; Civil War; pioneers |
| Marker Year |
1977 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Alabama-born Benjamin Franklin Morris (1827-1900) came to Texas in 1838 and settled in the area that became the pioneer village of Sarat. A prosperous farmer and rancher, he gave right of way through 500 acres of his land to the Houston, East & West Texas Railroad in 1884. He also provided a 100-acre townsite to be named for his grandson Joaquin (1878-1898), requesting that a depot be built here and that passenger trains stop daily. Morris, a Confederate veteran, later donated a building site for the First Baptist Church of Joaquin. |
