Historical Marker
Athens
Historical marker location:
Athens, Texas
( on SH 19, S. Palestine Rd. at Bryson Rd.)
Marker installed: 1964
Founded 1850. Named for Athens, Greece.
Supply and military training headquarters during Civil War. Sent army about 1,000 men.
Center for manufacturing and agriculture. Home of annual Old Fiddlers' Contest and of Henderson County Junior College. Black-eyed peas capital of the world.