Somerville
on SH 36, northern edge of town, Somerville, Somerville, TX, USA
Texas, USA
MARKER
TICKETED:
NO
PARKING:
NO
RESTROOMS:
NO
EST. 1883
EST. 1883
1883
HISTORIC PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE
0
HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Somerville.
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 Somerville
Somerville grew where two branches of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway met, named for railroad president Albert Somerville. The town boomed in the 1890s once a railroad tie plant located there, bought by the Santa Fe Railroad in 1905. Incorporated in 1913, it became a recreation center after Lake Somerville was created in the 1960s.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Somerville
Located where two branches of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway joined, town was named for Albert Somerville, first president of the railroad. First settlers arrived after town was surveyed about 1883; the post office was permanently established in 1897. Somerville boomed in the 1890s when local citizens persuaded a railroad tie plant to locate here. Santa Fe Railroad bought the operation in 1905; this is still an important industry. Incorporated in 1913, the town has become a recreation center since Lake Somerville was created in the 1960s. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5051008654
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