Marker Inscription
PLANNED AS COURT SQUARE OF PROPOSED COUNTY. PLATTED ABOUT 1878 BY POSTMASTER LEN L. LEWIS, WHOSE TOWN NAME CHOICE, "BETTY LEWIS "(FOR HIS WIFE), WAS VETOED BY POSTAL AUTHORITIES. "LONDON" IS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY THE PEARL FAMILY, FOR THEIR OLD KENTUCKY HOME TOWN. ON THE WESTERN CATTLE TRAIL, LONDON HAD TRAIL DRIVERS AS RESIDENTS AND SOLD SUPPLIES TO CREWS PASSING WITH LONGHORN HERDS. BUSINESSES IN EARLY DAYS: BLACKSMITH SHOP, STORES, COTTON GIN. ALSO THERE WERE 3 CHURCHES AND A SCHOOL. COKE R. STEVENSON, 19411-47 TEXAS GOVERNOR, LIVED HERE AS A CHILD. (1971)
About this site
London Town Square is a historical marker in London, Kimble County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 56 historical markers documented in Kimble County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 64 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.6793, -99.6085 near London. The nearest cataloged historic site is Reichenau Gap (historical marker), about 2.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Weaver-Bannowsky-Big Saline Cemetery, Jones, John L., and Ivy Chapel and School.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5267002988. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
