Marker Inscription
Birthplace of agricultural (cooperative) extension, under lead of Dr. Seaman A. Knapp, U.S. Department of Agriculture. On Feb. 26, 1903, from places offered, a special committee of citizens selected farm of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Porter for first "farm demonstration". The project was highly successful in demonstrating methods of farming. Extension is now part of each state land-grant university and adapted in many foreign nations. Porter sons still operate this pioneer farm, "Where science and farmers first joined hands".
About this site
Porter Farms is a historical marker in Terrell, Kaufman County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in Kaufman County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 178 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7762, -96.2736 near Terrell. The nearest cataloged historic site is Public Education in Terrell (historical marker), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Presbyterian Church of Terrell, Corley, John H., Home, and Warren, R. L..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5257008542. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
