Site of Owensville
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Marker Text: Robertson County's third county seat was located here, 1855-69, on land given by D. H. Love (1816-66). The town was Owensville, named for Harrison Owen (1803-96), who was the first county clerk, 1838-47. Public officials, doctors, lawyers, businesses moved here and town thrived. It was on Houston-Waco mail, stage, and freighting road. As Civil War (1861-65) county seat, this place armed and dispatched soldiers, and cared for civilians. After Houston & Texas Central Railway bypassed Owensville in 1868, county records were moved to Calvert. Owensville Cemetery, oldest in county, marks townsite. (1974) (Marker No. 10936)
Marker No: 10936
Aluminum 18x 28 Subject
Geographic: 31.073778,-96.520073
Location: junction of FM 979 and FM 46, Owensville
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