Historical Marker
Allen Hardware Store
Marker installed: 1968
Built 1872 on land purchased from International Railroad Company by Drew and Holt of Hearne. After ownerships by Jas. Ferguson, w. T. Watt, R. A. Allen and H. K. Davis, Allen bought store in 1891; was joined by son Robert. Their heirs still own and operate the store.
Goods carried in the past included seeds, saddles, wagons, building hardware, implements and coffins.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968.
The state of Texas was once an independent country known as the Republic of Texas. It gained independence from Mexico in 1836 and was a separate nation until it was annexed by the United States in 1845.