Details for Waller County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5473008118
Data
| Marker Number | 8118 |
| Atlas Number | 5473008118 |
| Marker Title | Waller County |
| Index Entry | Waller County |
| Address | 836 Austin St. |
| City | Hempstead |
| County | Waller |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 781753 |
| UTM Northing | 3335224 |
| Subject Codes | counties; agriculture; educational topics; African American topics |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Waller County Courthouse grounds, E side between Austin and Wilkins streets |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Texas Centennial highway marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | Created from Austin and Grimes counties, April 28, and organized Aug. 16, 1873. Named for Edwin Waller (1800-1861), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; Postmaster General, Texas Republic; First mayor of Austin. Site of rich 1831-1874 Groce plantations, later home of sculptress Elisabet Ney. Hempstead, founded 1857 during building of Houston & Texas Railroad, an important transportation center, is the county seat. Since 1876, county has been site of Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College. Economy is based on industry, diversified agriculture and oil production. |