Details for Kempner
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507016227
Data
| Marker Number | 16227 |
| Atlas Number | 5507016227 |
| Marker Title | Kempner |
| Index Entry | Kempner |
| Address | |
| City | Kempner |
| County | Lampasas |
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| Subject Codes | cities and towns |
| Marker Year | 1964 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | N side of Hwy 190, near Pickett Cemetery (MARKER REPORTED MISSING 6/23/2009) |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | Missing |
| Marker Size | 24" x 18" |
| Marker Text | Founded in 1882. Named for Texas philanthropist, banker, railroad magnate Harris Kempner (1837-1894). An immigrant from Poland, Kempner joined Parson's Brigade, Confederate Army. Wounded in Red River Campaign, he was left on the battlefield for dead, but recovered and served to the war's end then he helped to rebuild Texas. (1964) |