Details for Conroe
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5339007867
Data
| Marker Number | 7867 |
| Atlas Number | 5339007867 |
| Marker Title | Conroe |
| Index Entry | Conroe |
| Address | 300 W. Davis |
| City | Conroe |
| County | Montgomery |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 263629 |
| UTM Northing | 3355985 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns; oil/petroleum topics |
| Marker Year | 1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | in front of Conroe City Hall |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Established in the forest in 1881 as Isaac Conroe's sawmill, 2-1/2 mi. east of present site, at juncture of two railroads, first named Conroe's Switch; then Conroe's; in 1890, Conroe. Lumbering brought prosperity. Chosen county seat in 1889. The country was still so wild, a deer was shot on the Square during Courthouse construction. Incorporated, 1904. Continued to grow in spite of several epidemics, two disastrous fires. The 1931 Strake Oil discovery turned it into a boom town. Now an industrial, forestry and petroleum center. Incise in base: Montgomery County Historical Survey Committee, 1966 |