Mrs. William P. King Historical

Mrs. William P. King Historical (HM1TB6)

Location: Kaufman, TX 75142 Kaufman County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 35.372', W 96° 18.587'

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(Donor, Land for County seat, Kaufman County)

Wife of founder of King's Fort (in 1840), Frances A. King pioneered with great courage and enthusiasm in Republic of Texas. After King's death in 1846, she later (as Mrs. Tabor) entered and won election of Kingsborough for county seat of newly organized Kaufman County. In April 1851 she deeded 75 acres for townsite and a 75-acre timber tract to the county commissioners, James W. Love, J. Larkin Austin and John W. Terrell.

King's Fort had grown into village of Kingsborough, later given same name as county.
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HM NumberHM1TB6
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Year Placed1970
Placed ByState Historical Survey Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, July 28th, 2016 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 752505 N 3608978
Decimal Degrees32.58953333, -96.30978333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 35.372', W 96° 18.587'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 35' 22.32" N, 96° 18' 35.22" W
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Area Code(s)972, 214, 903, 469
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-199 TX-243, Kaufman TX 75142, US
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