Historical Marker
City of George West
Historical marker location:
Houston and Guadalupe St., George West, Texas
( Courthouse lawn, Houston Street at Guadalupe, George West)
Marker installed: 1967
Founded 1913 by George Washington West, rancher and civic leader, who secured railroad route through Live Oak County and provided several municipal buildings and plots for others. Became county seat in 1919. Market and shipping point for cattle and cotton.
(1967).