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Founded 1846. Named for Thomas W. Gilmer, U. S. Secretary of the Navy and ardent champion of annexation for Texas. Supply, training, production and educational center during the Civil War. Farming, lumbering and oil hub. Home of famous Annual Yamboree, Sweet Potato Festival.
Gilmer is a historical marker in Gilmer, Upshur County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 48 historical markers documented in Upshur County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 108 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7045, -94.9449 near Gilmer. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Dickson Colored Orphanage Cemetery, Site of the Pioneer Dickson Orphanage, and Gilgal Baptist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5459011312. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Gilmer” names 2 distinct records in Upshur County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1965 in Gilmer. The others:
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