Gober in Fannin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Gober Garage

Photographed by James Hulse, September 27, 2023

1. Gober Garage Marker

Inscription. Vernon C. Shive and John N. Glover operated a garage in Gober as early as 1933. After Shive died in 1944, John and Ruth Glover acquired a full share in the Gober Garage. In 1956, E.F. Anderson built a new facility with clay tile walls and steel trusses and windows. This vital community business offered maintenance and repair services for automobiles and farm equipment. It also became a community meeting place for farmers taking a break from their fields. Glover's family continued to operate the Gober Garage after his death in 1994, but the business closed a few years later. Its story reflects the dependency of many rural texas towns on transportation in the 20th century.

Erected 2013 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17599.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.

Location. 33° 28.136′ N, 96° 5.258′ W. Marker is in Gober, Texas, in Fannin County. It is on Speaker Jimmy Turman Road (Farm to Market Road 68) 0.1 miles east of Farm to Market Road 271, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located east of the gas station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4934 FM 68, Gober TX 75443, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gober Public Schools (approx. 0.2

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miles away); Gober Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gober Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Biggerstaff Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); Site of Bartley-Woods School (approx. 3.6 miles away); Portland (approx. 3.8 miles away); Ashley Lodge No. 681, A. F. & A. M. (approx. 5.1 miles away); First Baptist Church of Bailey (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gober.

Also see . . . Gober, TX. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on October 8, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Gober Garage and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 27, 2023

2. The Gober Garage and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 401 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 8, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.