Site of Flora

Site of Flora (HM1Q8A)

Location: Lindale, TX 75771 Smith County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 33.179', W 95° 27.692'

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James K. Beene settled in this area in 1845 and established a post office called Flora in 1849. John and Delila Austin and their daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Willis Jones, bought adjacent farms in 1850. Flora community grew up around their properties on the Dallas-Shreveport Road. By 1853, James Monroe Luckey had opened Flora's first store and Carmel Baptist Church was organized nearby. The first sale of a town lot in Flora was recorded in 1855. By 1860 the town boasted three doctors, two blacksmiths, a Masonic lodge and three stores. The hardships of the Civil War years brought about the decline of the thriving community. By 1871 all the businesses were gone, the Masonic lodge had moved to Garden Valley, and Flora became a ghost town.
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HM NumberHM1Q8A
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Marker Number12385
Year Placed2001
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, December 29th, 2015 at 9:01am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 268871 N 3604404
Decimal Degrees32.55298333, -95.46153333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 33.179', W 95° 27.692'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 33' 10.74" N, 95° 27' 41.52" W
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Area Code(s)903
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 19590-19698 Old Mineola Hwy, Lindale TX 75771, US
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