Historical Marker
Town of Lovelady
Lovelady, Houston County · Texas
Erected 1972
Settlers near Lovelady got their mail from Pennington from 1858 until 1872, when the Lovelady post office opened. The Handbook of Texas says the town was founded that year on the Houston and Great Northern Railroad, on land from the survey of Cyrus Lovelady. By 1900 it shipped farm goods and had a school, a newspaper, four churches and hotels. Fires in 1892, 1903, 1944 and 1966 destroyed businesses, and the school burned in 1901. The town had 587 people in 1990.
What the plaque says
Town of Lovelady Founded by Houston and Great Northern Railroad investors as line was built through grant of Cyrus Lovelady, near communities of Nevil's Prairie, Pennington, and Weldon. Post office opened on Nov. 8, 1972. Town soon had livery, stables, blacksmith shop, and hotels, prospering as market and shipping point. By 1876 day school and Sunday school were held in a log house. A two-story structure was shared 1881-88 by Baptists and Lovelady Lodge No. 539, A.F.&A.M. Churches of other faiths were built later. The town, incorporated in 1927, is now center for ranching, pulpwood production. (1972)
Where it stands
31.12725, -95.44546 · Directions
More markers nearby
- First Baptist Church of Lovelady — steps away
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