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(1 mile South) Founded about 1851 on Jack's Branch. Was Hill County's first settlement and only polling place when county organized on May 14, 1853. For 4 months two log homes functioned as a courthouse until a special election put the county seat at Hillsboro. Supplemental plate: Marker originally located 4 miles west on SH 22 at Jack's Branch. Relocated to Hill County Courthouse Square 2006 by Hill County Sesquicentennial Committee.
Site of Old Lexington Village is a historical marker in Hillsboro, Hill County, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 104 historical markers documented in Hill County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.0110, -97.1311 near Hillsboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pioneer Bank Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hill County Courthouse, Bond's Alley, and Hill County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5217012668. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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