Three Rivers

The town's first name came from a woman's land. In 1913 Annie T. Hamilton paid the San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad to build a depot on her property, and the place became Hamiltonburg. Mail kept going to Hamilton, Texas, so residents asked for a new name, and Charles R. Tips, who had organized the townsite company, suggested one drawn from the river forks. The post office department approved Three Rivers on May 1, 1914, and the town incorporated in 1926. Natural gas found nearby in 1920 was piped into town, and a small refinery followed.

What the plaque says

Three Rivers 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. (1967)

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Choke Canyon State Park — 10 mi
  A reservoir state park on the Frio River in two units, built after a 1982 dam, with birds, alligators and fishing on land people have crossed for more than 10,000 years.

More markers nearby

• Felix Longoria — steps away
• Site of Three Rivers Glass Factory — 0.2 mi
• Oakville — 5.0 mi
• Oakville Post Office — 5.0 mi