Details for Polk County

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507016074

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Marker Number 16074
Atlas Number 5507016074
Marker Title Polk County
Index Entry Polk County
Address 101 W. Mill Street
City Livingston
County Polk
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 314854
UTM Northing 3399071
Subject Codes
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location In front of Polk County Judicial Center, in flower bed. [note: Swartout also spelled Swartwout]
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Texas Centennial highway marker (pink granite)
Marker Text Polk County, created from Liberty County March 30, 1846, organized July 13, 1846 with Livingston as county seat. Named for James Knox Polk, 1795-1849, President of the United States who favored the annexation of Texas. Early settlements were Drew's Landing, Mariana, Swartout. On 1,280 acres granted by the state in 1854, the descendants of the Alabama Indians still live.

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