Site of the Town of Linnville
N 28° 38.866 W 096° 39.151
14R E 729450 N 3171216
The 1936 gray granite historical marker for the town of Linnville located across FM 1090 from the Lavaca Masonic Lodge
Waymark Code: WM161CD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2022
Views: 3
This is the third of three historical markers that is located in the small area. When the weeds are high you might miss this one if you're not looking carefully: it is located in the right-of-way of the FM 1090, at a small roadside pullout
Marker Number: 3091
Marker Text:
An early Texas port
named for
JOHN JOSEPH LINN
1798 – 1885
A pioneer merchant of Victoria who located his warehouse here in 1831
Around this a settlement grew up which was destroyed by Comanche Indians on August 8, 1840
Erected by the state of Texas
1936
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