Rogers Prairie

Rogers Prairie grew up on the Old San Antonio Road as a country town, and the Handbook keeps its ledger. The post office opened in 1874 under John W. Clarkson, and Rogers Prairie Lodge No. 540 was chartered in 1881. By 1884 the town had a Baptist church, a school, a cotton gin and a steam gristmill, and it shipped cotton, hides and wool. The school had two teachers in 1890. When the Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway ran two miles west in 1906, the post office followed it to Normangee and the school closed by 1907.

What the plaque says

Rogers Prairie Located on the Old San Antonio Road, this area was settled in 1835 by Robert Rogers (1799-1870), who had received a land grant from the Mexican government. A settlement grew up around his property as he was joined by his brother Stephen Rogers and others. The community later included a church, school, post office, Masonic Lodge, and several stores. Bypassed by the Trinity & Brazos Valley Rail Line in 1906, the town was moved 1.6 miles west and renamed Normangee. Only a community cemetery (.1 mile north) remains at the original site.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Fort Boggy State Park — 12 mi
  A 1,847-acre park in Leon County named for a settlers' palisade of 1840, with a 15-acre lake, short trails and the story of Tennessee farmers, the Keechi and a Ranger captain.

More markers nearby

• El Camino Real _ The Old San Antonio Road — 1.8 mi
• Wm. B. Middleton — 10 mi
• Site of the First Court House Built in Leon County — 11 mi
• Willowhole Cemetery — 11 mi