Marker Inscription
Located in a fertile farming region, Era was settled in the 1870s. Merchant J. N. Gist (1827-1893) platted the townsite. The post office was opened in 1881 and named for Era Hargroves (1875-1880), daughter of an early resident; the village soon had a blacksmith shop, cotton gin, hotel, several stores, and three churches. Era Institute was chartered in 1897 with primary through college level classes. Among the town's prominent citizens was Robert E. Thomason (1879-1973), U.S. Congressman and Federal Judge. Era won first place in the Texas Community Improvement Program in 1973. (1978)
About this site
Era, The Town of is a historical marker in Era, Cooke County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 44 historical markers documented in Cooke County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 59 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.4956, -97.2883 near Era. The nearest cataloged historic site is Thomason-Scott House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Valley View, Kiowa Raid of 1868 (SW Part of County), and First Cooke County Surveyor Daniel Montague (1798-1876).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5097005439. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
