Historical Marker
Market Square
Historical marker location:
Cleburne, Texas
( on Main Street, between Harrell and Shaffer Streets, Cleburne)
Marker installed: 1967
Established 1898 when 11 men, not waiting for an expenditure of public money, donated this land to the county "forever". Carries on tradition of "First Monday" (day used for trading in 1890s). Still used for trade of cattle, produce, and gossip among Johnson countians.