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| Marker Title: | Simmons | |||
| Address: | FM 1042 | |||
| City: | Simmons | |||
| County: | Live Oak | |||
| Year Marker Erected: | 1969 | |||
| Designations: | na | |||
| Marker Location: | Churchyard, FM 1042, Simmons | |||
| Marker Text: |
Originally ranch land, bought in 1900 by Dr. C.F. Simmons (Wealthy St. Louis manufacturer of "Liver Regulator"), who also built this all-faiths church, 1908. After Simmon's son and heir died of snake bite, he sold 60,000--acre ranch to 4,200 small farmers and provided buildings for this rural community. |
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