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 Brick Streets of Stephenville Posted by:  txoilgas
N 32° 13.204 W 098° 12.734
14S E 574231 N 3565100
A marker on a street corner of multiple brick streets.
Waymark Code: WMAT54
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2011
Views: 5
Marker Number: 2493
Marker Text:
Seeking to improve the town's dirt streets, the Stephenville City Council in 1929 authorized paving by the Thurber Construction Co. High-quality bricks from Thurber (26 mi. NW), popular with builders around the state, were laid over a Macadam base and bonded with a tar-like substance. Individual property owners bore most of the cost, despite the economic hardships of the Depression, and viewed the brick thoroughfares with pride. Although some of the streets have since been covered with asphalt, the brick pavement remains handsome and durable. (1978)
Marker is the property of the State of Texas
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