Resting Place of a Founder

Resting Place of a Founder (HM2CRI)

Location: Johnson City, TX 78636 Blanco County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 16.669', W 98° 24.96'

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James Polk Johnson 1845 - 1885

—Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park —

Born in Alabama on August 24, 1845, James Polk Johnson was still a child when his family moved to Texas in search of a better life. As a teenager he served in the Civil War and then joined his uncles Tom and Sam Ealy Johnson in their cattle droving enterprise. For a time it was the largest cattle operation in Blanco and surrounding six counties, but the partnership was eventually dissolved in 1871, and James bought out his uncles' land holdings.

By 1879 local settlers desired a town in the area. At a Fourth of July celebration on Town Creek they selected James Polk Johnson's land for the site of the new community. Although James did not live to see his goal realized, Johnson City became the Blanco County seat in 1890. Little did he know that the town that bears his name would someday also be known as the hometown of his cousin and 36th President of the United States, Lyndon Baines Johnson.
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HM NumberHM2CRI
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Placed ByNational Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Date Added Thursday, December 13th, 2018 at 10:01am PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 556168 N 3349714
Decimal Degrees30.27781667, -98.41600000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 16.669', W 98° 24.96'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 16' 40.14" N, 98° 24' 57.6" W
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Area Code(s)830
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 403 W Pecan Dr, Johnson City TX 78636, US
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