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Marker Title: | Three Rivers | |
Address: | US 281, Town Square | |
City: | Three Rivers | |
County: | Live Oak | |
Year Marker Erected: | 1967 | |
Designations: | na | |
Marker Location: | South side of City Hall, Town Square, Three Rivers | |
Marker Text: |
Founded March 1913 by Charles R. Tips. An investor chartered June 12, 1913, as Hamiltonburg--named for local family. Town lot sale began July 4, 1913. Townsite renamed by U.S. Postal Department May 1, 1914, to mark fork of three rivers--Nueces, Atascosa and Frio. Present interests are ranching, farming, gas, oil and recreation. |
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Links of Interest: | Three
Rivers, TX - Handbook of Texas Online
Tips State Recreation Area - Handbook of Texas Online Choke Canyon State Park - Handbook of Texas Online |
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