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Community of Theon |
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FM 1105, 10 mi. NW, Georgetown,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
30° 45' 42.911568",
-97° 35' 49.6113"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Attracted to the rich farm land, immigrants from Austria, Bohemia, Germany, Moravia and Silesia came here in the 1880s-90s. This community grew around a cotton gin built about 1883. A Catholic church and school operated at nearby Corn Hill. A post office, named Theon for the Green to God, opened in 1890. A rifle club sponsored dances, rifle contests and other socials. Farmers started a beef club, butchered mean monthly and shared it with all families. After the post office and school closed, the cotton gin continued to serve this area.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Community of Theon Historical Marker Location Map, Georgetown, Texas
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