Site of Lafayette
Erected by the State of Texas
1936
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 8203.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.
Location. 33° 41.137′ N, 95° 35.032′ W. Marker is in Paris, Texas, in Lamar County. It is on Yoder Rd. north of Farm to Market Road 79, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paris TX 75460, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Cemetery of Paris (approx. 1.9 miles away); Central National Road (approx. 2 miles away); Lamar County (approx. 2 miles away); Union Station (approx. 2 miles away); Paris (approx. 2.1 miles away); St. Paul Baptist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2017, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 873 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2017, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
