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Hayes Park |
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Augusta,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
31° 31' 54.39489999996",
-95° 19' 50.28089999988"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Named for Dr. J.W. Hayes (1854-1932), who came from Tennessee to Texas in 1860s and was a trail driver, locomotive engineer, and rancher. Entering Kentucky School of Medicine at 40, he graduated and became missionary to Indians. Wife Lena Belle (1883-1920). A son, G.J. Hayes, M.D., gave park site to honor outstanding physicians of Augusta since the 1860s: Drs. S.P. Cunningham (1840-1935), Hall Wilson (1860-1906), Ben S. Elliott (1866-1918), S.C. Kennedy (1883-1970), and Drs. Douglas, McDaniel, Pugh.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Hayes Park Historical Marker Location Map, Augusta, Texas
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