Historical Marker
Riggs Pennington Home
Marker installed: 1965
Heart pine and cypress wood, square nails. Carpenters' wages were $87, a cow and a horse. Pennington (1845-1921), born in the Republic of Texas, was a Confederate soldier, farmer, banker, business man.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965.
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