Details for Howard Bland, Sr.
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5491009032
Data
| Marker Number | 9032 |
| Atlas Number | 5491009032 |
| Marker Title | Howard Bland, Sr. |
| Index Entry | Bland, Howard, Sr. |
| Address | FM 112/FM 619 intersection, .5 mi. E |
| City | Taylor |
| County | Williamson |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 672455 |
| UTM Northing | 3374766 |
| Subject Codes | journalists; agriculture, general; state official; Business topics, general; fairs and festivals |
| Marker Year | 1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | 1/2 mile E of Taylor at FM 112/FM 619 intersection |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | (1848-1933) Born in Zanesville, Ohio, Howard Bland, Sr., came to Texas in 1878 and began raising sheep on his homestead near this site. An annual sheep shearing contest evolved into a community fair, and Bland donated land for the annual event. His other business interests included real estate, a commodities warehouse, a flour mill, and ice house, a hotel, a local power company, theater, and the Taylor Daily Press, an anti-prohibition newspaper. A community leader, he served on the city council and chamber of commerce, and was a member of the 34th Texas legislature. |