Site of the Town of Margaret
Historical marker location:
CR 246, Margaret, Texas
( from Margaret, take Highway 98 northeast, about 2 miles, then take local road north to Old Margaret Street)
Marker installed: 1936
Marker size: 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite)
First known as Pease. Renamed in honor of Margaret Wesley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley. First Anglo-American child born in Hardeman County.
First County Seat of Hardeman County, 1884-1890
About Texas State Historical Markers
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