City of Hearne
3rd and Cedar St., Hearne, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1870
EST. 1870
1830
HISTORIC PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at City of Hearne.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About City of Hearne
Land here was granted in 1830 to Francisco Ruiz, and was first settled by S. Code Brown, who ran a tavern and store. Planters Ebenezer and Horatio Hearne arrived in 1852, and Mrs. Christopher Columbus Hearne later donated 700 acres to the railroad. The town, platted in 1870 and named for the Hearne family, was incorporated in 1871.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at City of Hearne
Situated on land originally granted (1830) to Francisco Ruiz, commander of Fort Tenoxtitlan. The first settler, S. Code Brown, operated a tavern, stage stand, store, and post office which served a large area. Among the southern planters coming here (1852) were Ebenezer and Horatio Hearne, who later tilled 5,000 acres of land. Mrs. Christopher Columbus Hearne honored promise of her husband by donating 700 acres to Houston & Texas Central when the railroad built to this site in 1868. The town, platted in 1870 and named for the Hearne family, was incorporated in 1871. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5395010930
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