Mount Vernon, Texas, Lamar County ghost town. (original) (raw)

Mount Vernon Texas Centennial Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, October 2010

History in a Pecan Shell

First settled in the late 1830s or early 1840s, its among the earliest settlements in Lamar County. Still had a school and a few residents in the 1920s.

Photographer's Note:
"This marker is in a development site. It is located about 5 miles south of Paris on CR12600."

Barclay Gibson, August 12, 2012

Mount Vernon Texas Centennial Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, October 2010

1936 Texas Centennial Marker:

Here on 100 acres donated by Mathias Click was the second county seat of Lamar CountyMount Vernon

where court was held June, 1843, to April, 1844 when Paris was made the county seat - John A. Rutherford, chief justice - John R. Craddock, county clerk

Mount Vernon Texas Centennial Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, October 2010

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