Marker Inscription
First chapter of the Farmers' Alliance in Texas. Founded 1877, it became one of the strongest arms of the national agrarian reform movement of the era. The group was begun by John R. Allen on Donaldson Creek (1 mi. S) in a "rawhide" (rough) lumber school. Its main purpose was to improve ruinous farm living and economic conditions. Missing livestock were traced by 2 secret officers known as "Grand Smokies". In 1887 the 3,000 sub-alliances merged with the "Farmers' Union", then helped spark the Populist Party drive of the 1890's; but by 1900 they had died out.
About this site
Pleasant Valley Farmers' Alliance No. 1 is a historical marker in Lampasas, Lampasas County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Lampasas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 122 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.1333, -98.2945 near Lampasas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hughes, Moses, Home, 1856 (historical marker), about 2.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Nix, Pitt Creek, and Old Huling Mansion.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5281004055. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
