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Built 1860 at edge of an old Indian campground, by James B. Anderson, one of town's founders and a school trustee in Salado. Community leaders, lawyers and doctors have lived here. Boarding here in 1883 while a student at Old Salado College was James E. Ferguson, 1915-1917 Governor of Texas--and husband of the first woman Governor. Under panelling and cedar walls. Window glass is hand blown. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965
Old Anderson Place is a historical marker in Salado, Bell County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 226 historical markers documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 411 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.9462, -97.5369 near Salado. The nearest cataloged historic site is Home of Orville Thomas Tyler (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Tyler House, Armstrong-Adams House, and Norton-Orgain House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5027000159. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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