Details for Waller County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507016114
Data
Marker Number | 16114 |
Atlas Number | 5507016114 |
Marker Title | Waller County |
Index Entry | Waller County |
Address | |
City | Hempstead |
County | Waller |
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Marker Year | 1936 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
Marker Location | 1 mi. N. of Hempstead, on US Hwy 290/SH 20q |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
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Marker Text | Waller County, created April 28, 1873, organized August 16, 1873. Named in honor of Edwin Waller, 1800-1881, member of the consultation in 1835, signer of the Texas declaration of independence, first mayor of the city of Austin, member of the secession convention of 1861. Hempstead, the county seat. |