Gladewater

Gladewater (HMMCW)

Location: Gladewater, TX 75647 Gregg County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 32.489', W 94° 57.416'

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Founded as St.Clair, about 3 miles east. Moved to present site on Glade Creek and T&P Railway, 1872. Population grew from 500 to 7000 after oil was discovered in 1931. It became hub of production and refining operations.
Manufacturing, clothing, medical, farming and dairy center.
Home of annual East Texas Quarter Horse Show. Has world's richest self-supporting cemetery.
Round-Up Association sponsors June rodeo nationally known, in unique arena - an abandoned crude oil storage pit.
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HM NumberHMMCW
Series This marker is part of the American Quarter Horse Markers series
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Year Placed1966
Placed ByTexas State Historical Survey Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 5:49pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 316236 N 3602146
Decimal Degrees32.54148333, -94.95693333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 32.489', W 94° 57.416'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 32' 29.34" N, 94° 57' 24.96" W
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Area Code(s)903, 430
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1601-1699 W Upshur Ave, Gladewater TX 75647, US
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