Historical Marker
La Plata
Historical marker location:
Hereford, Texas
( from Hereford take US 385 north 14 miles, turn west onto F.M. 1412, continue for 11 miles, then follow county road MM south 4 miles to marker)
Marker installed: 1964
La Plata 1890-1898. First county seat of Deaf Smith County. Grenada was chosen as the county seat in the election separating Deaf Smith County from Oldham County on Oct. 3, 1890. The name was changed to La Plata (sometimes spelled La Platta). A year later ll buildings from the townsite at the center of this section were moved to Hereford when the county seat was moved there in 1898.
Erected under sponsorship of La Plata Study Club 1960.