Marker Inscription
Site of Capitol of Texas September 8, 1962. Operation Home Town Program for Progress Small Towns of Texas. Culp Kreuger, Governor
Historical Marker
Krueger, Culp
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About this site
Krueger, Culp is a historical marker in El Campo, Wharton County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 44 historical markers documented in Wharton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 128 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.1970, -96.2681 near El Campo. The nearest cataloged historic site is El Campo Library Building (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include First National Bank of El Campo, El Campo Independent School District, and St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Parish.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5481001129. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Culp Krueger was a Texas state senator and newspaper publisher who owned and operated the El Campo Leader from 1955 to 1968. In 1957 he merged the Czech-language paper Svoboda into the Leader, consolidating El Campo's local press under his direction.
Sources: tshaonline.org
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