| Marker Number |
4875 |
| Atlas Number |
5481004875 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Quinan Community |
| Index Entry |
Quinan Community, Site of |
| Address |
SH 60 |
| City |
Hungerford |
| County |
Wharton |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
783205 |
| UTM Northing |
3255550 |
| Subject Codes |
judges; settlements; disasters, industrial/human made; law, lawyers; ghost towns; Irish immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1985 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
On SH 60, in traffic triangle, surrounded by Colorado, railroad and McKinney St., Hungerford |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
The village of Quinan was established about 1872 on the Wharton-Richmond road. It was named for Judge George E. Quinan (1819-1893), who lived south of here on Peach Creek. A native of Ireland, Quinan served in the Texas Senate and on the state Court of Civil Appeals. He was one of the founders of the State Bar of Texas. The community named for him had a school, Methodist church, and a post office located in John C. Habermacher's store. The Quinan community declined after the founding of Hungerford in 1882. The post office and businesses were relocated here later. |
