Details for Market Square
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5251003218
Data
Marker Number | 3218 |
Atlas Number | 5251003218 |
Marker Title | Market Square |
Index Entry | Market Square |
Address | |
City | Cleburne |
County | Johnson |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 651809 |
UTM Northing | 3579617 |
Subject Codes | parks |
Marker Year | 1967 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
Marker Location | on Main Street, between Harrell and Shaffer Streets, Cleburne |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
Marker Text | Established 1898 when 11 men, not waiting for an expenditure of public money, donated this land to the county "forever". Carries on tradition of "First Monday" (day used for trading in 1890s). Still used for trade of cattle, produce, and gossip among Johnson countians. |