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(1793 - Dec. 12, 1870) A veteran of the War of 1812, Virginia native George W. Stell, Sr. came to Texas in the late 1830s. A farmer, surveyor, and builder, he constructed the first courthouse in Paris after it was named the Lamar County Seat in 1844. Stell, who was deaf, also surveyed the route of the Central National Road for the Republic of Texas Congress. Stretching for 130 miles from the Trinity River to the Red River, it helped open the area for settlement.
Stell, George Washington, Sr. is a historical marker in Paris, Lamar County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 46 historical markers documented in Lamar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 89 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.5688, -95.4296 near Paris. The nearest cataloged historic site is Shady Grove Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Shady Grove Cemetery, Antioch Cemetery and Church of Christ, and Biardstown School.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5277008228. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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