Near Anderson in Grimes County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Site of Piedmont Springs Resort

Photographed by James Hulse, April 25, 2024

1. Site of Piedmont Springs Resort Marker

Inscription. In operation as early as 1850 as health spa and resort because of three nearby sulphur springs (varying in taste from mild to strong). Numerous drinking places and bathhouses allowed guests to move freely about grounds.

Grand four-story hotel with 100 rooms, built about 1860, was social center for area, where guests enjoyed billiards, poker, horse races, and Gen. Sam Houston once danced the minuet.

In 1865, hotel became hospital, headquarters for John G. Walker's "Greyhound Division; Confederate army. Owner closed the building after losing money in panic, 1870's.

Erected 1967 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 8609.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 30° 31.594′ N, 96° 5.466′ W. Marker is near Anderson, Texas, in Grimes County. It is on Farm to Market Road 3090 east of County Road 190, on the left when traveling east. The marker is located along the northwest side of the highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12997 FM 3090, Anderson TX 77830, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fuqua Family Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Site of a Munition Factory (approx. 5.3 miles away); Grimes County, C.S.A. (approx. 6.7 miles away); a different

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marker also named Grimes County (approx. 6.7 miles away); Grimes County Courthouse (approx. 6.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.7 miles away); In Memory of Jesse Grimes and Mathew Caldwell (approx. 6.7 miles away); Steinhagen Log Cabin (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anderson.

Also see . . . Piedmont Springs. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on April 27, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Site of Piedmont Springs Resort Marker along an old gate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 25, 2024

2. The Site of Piedmont Springs Resort Marker along an old gate

The view of the Site of Piedmont Springs Resort Marker along the highway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 25, 2024

3. The view of the Site of Piedmont Springs Resort Marker along the highway

Old building on the grounds of the site of the Piedmont Springs Resort near the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 25, 2024

4. Old building on the grounds of the site of the Piedmont Springs Resort near the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 857 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 27, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.