Town of Calvert
Burnett and Main St., Calvert, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1868
EST. 1868
1820
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Town of Calvert.
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 Town of Calvert
Calvert began in the 1820s as the Sterling settlement in Robertson's colony and grew into a major cotton export and trading center. It served as a mustering point and supply center for Confederate forces during the Civil War. When the Houston and Texas Central Railroad arrived in 1868, the town relocated and was renamed for Robert Calvert.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Town of Calvert
Swarming ox-carts and cotton wagons, busy stores and saloons, casino tables stacked with gold: this was early Calvert, a major cotton export and trade center. Community began as "Sterling," in Sterling C. Robertson colony of the 1820s. It was center of mustering and military supply activity in Civil War, 1861-1865. When Houston & Texas Central Railroad route was established here, 1868, town was moved 2 mi. to the right of way and renamed for Judge Robert Calvert, pioneer Texan, local landowner, benefactor, and civic leader-- a descendant of Lord Baltimore of Maryland. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5395010905
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