| Marker Number |
4700 |
| Atlas Number |
5297004700 |
| Marker Title |
Site Planned for a Regional Trade Center: Simmons, Texas |
| Index Entry |
Simmons |
| Address |
FM 1042 |
| City |
Three Rivers |
| County |
Live Oak |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
570567 |
| UTM Northing |
3142377 |
| Subject Codes |
ranches/ranching; cities and towns |
| Marker Year |
1969 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Simmons community, FM 1042, in front of Simmons Community Church |
| Private Property |
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| Marker Condition |
|
| Marker Size |
20" x 20" |
| Marker Text |
Originally ranch land, bought in 1900 by Dr. C.F. Simmons (Wealthy St. Louis manufacturer of "Liver Regulator"), who also built this all-faiths church, 1908. After Simmons' son and heir died of snake bite, he sold 60,000--acre ranch to 4,200 small farmers and provided buildings for this rural community. (1969) |
