Marker Inscription
Born in Lynnville, Tenn.; moved to Texas with parents, Jasper N. and Mary A. (Calvert) Grigsby, 1883. Graduated from college, became a teacher, married Samuel W. Meharg. Came to Plainview (1902), where she and husband were educators. She helped organize clubs, First Presbyterian Church, U.S.A, civic endeavors. Had daughter and son. Won international renown, 1925, as Texas' first woman Secretary of State, by appointment of first woman Governor, Miriam A. Ferguson. Erected - 1972
About this site
Meharg, Emma Grigsby is a historical marker in Plainview, Hale County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 39 historical markers documented in Hale County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 43 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.1790, -101.7133 near Plainview. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lowe, Edwin Lowden (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Williams, W. J. "Jeff", Plainview Cemetery and Memorial Park, and Plainview Point, Discovery Site of the.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5189001477. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
