Details for Missouri Colony
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5439003419
Data
| Marker Number | 3419 |
| Atlas Number | 5439003419 |
| Marker Title | Missouri Colony |
| Index Entry | Missouri Colony |
| Address | |
| City | Grapevine |
| County | Tarrant |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 683964 |
| UTM Northing | 3649691 |
| Subject Codes | pioneers; settlements |
| Marker Year | 1979 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Located off the access road of Hwy. 121, south of Sandy Lake Rd. and North of Stars and Stripes Way. NE of Grapevine Mills Mall |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | In 1844 related families from Platte County, Missouri, settled in this area. James Gibson, one of the earliest settlers in Tarrant County, owned this site. In 1845 more relatives and friends arrived. They became known as the "Missouri Colony". The pioneers raised cattle and grain. John. A Freeman taught school and preached to the settlers at Lonesome Dove. Some original colonists moved to pioneer other frontier regions. Others remained to help build the northeastern section of Tarrant County, the first permanently settled area in the county. (1979) |