Marker Inscription
On road used 1690 by Spanish explorer Alonso de Leon. In 1821 Andrew Millican began settlement. Henry Fanthorp opened his inn 1834, a post office 1835. Kenneth Anderson, last Vice-President, Republic of Texas, died at Fanthorp's, 1845. After his burial here town was named for him. County created and organized 1846. Named in honor of Jesse Grimes (1788-1866), a signer of Declaration of Independence and member of Congress, Republic of Texas. Anderson was made the county seat. During Civil War, 1861-1865, had a gun factory, furnished troops, food, cotton.
About this site
Grimes County is a historical marker in Anderson, Grimes County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 71 historical markers documented in Grimes County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 202 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.4887, -95.9870 near Anderson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Grimes County Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Grimes County Courthouse, In Memory of_Colonel Benjamin Fort Smith, and Grimes County, C.S.A..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5185008584. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
