Mount Vernon

Historical marker location:

Mount Vernon, Texas

( CR 12600, near southern intersection with FM 1497 (6.4 miles from center of Paris))

Marker installed: 1936

Here on 100 acres donated by Mathias Click was the second county seat of Lamar County -- Mount Vernon -- where court was held June, 1843, to April, 1844 when Paris was made the county seat - John A. Rutherford, chief justice - John R. Craddock, county clerk.

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The Alamo, a mission in San Antonio, is perhaps the most famous historical site in Texas. It was the site of a key battle during the Texas Revolution in 1836.