Details for C. Eckhardt & Sons Building

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5123000593

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Marker Number 593
Atlas Number 5123000593
Marker Title C. Eckhardt & Sons Building
Index Entry Eckhardt, C. & Sons Building
Address 144 W. Main St.
City Yorktown
County DeWitt
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 645724
UTM Northing 3206778
Subject Codes commercial buildings; markets, mercantiles
Marker Year 1965
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Yes
Marker Location Yorktown Historical Museum, southeast corner of W. Main and S. Eckhardt streets.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size Medallion and Plate
Marker Text Erected 1876. Had iron shutters, elevator, walls 25 inches thick. Housed general mercantile store begun by pioneer Caesar Eckhardt family in 1848, soon after founding of Yorktown. Wagons brought in goods from seaport of Indianola. Gold and silver hidden under potatoes were sent to San Antonio to purchase other supplies. During the Civil War, wife ran the business while the husband and two sons served the South. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965
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