Marker Inscription
A soldier of the Texas army stationed at the camp at Harrisburg, April 21, 1836. First chief justice (county judge) of Milam County. Died in 1882.
Historical Marker
Massillon Farley
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About this site
Massillon Farley is a historical marker in Cameron, Milam County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Milam County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 151 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.8452, -96.9772 near Cameron. The nearest cataloged historic site is George Green (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Girl's Tomato Club, Wied Hardware Store, and Milam County Jail of 1895.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5331007943. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
This 1936 centennial marker in Cameron's Oak Hill Cemetery honors Massillon Farley, an early settler of Milam County. According to the marker, his home and trading post once stood about six miles to the southeast.
Sources: milamcountyhistoricalcommission.org
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