Wilson Mercantile Company

Founded 1910 by William Green, son of a family who settled in South Texas more than a century ago. The townsite was part of four leagues of Wilson County school lands bought 1906 by Green and Associates. Green later bought out his associates, and shortly thereafter he and Lonnie Lumsden acquired over 50 sections of the old Dixie Ranch in the north part of Lynn County. Their ranching headquarters were a mile east of here. Green introduced farming on the school lands, bringing in settlers (many from his home county, Lavaca)-- some as purchasers, some as tenants. The community was called Wilson, for the original tract, and indirectly for Rev. J. C. Wilson, State Senator for whom Wilson County was named. The town was founded 1911, after Green influenced Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway to put its line here. Green's original frame mercantile store, nucleus for the town, was replaced in 1917 by this building. In 1963 Wilson Mercantile was restored by Mrs. William Dickson Green, daughter-in-law of founder; her work has made the building a repository for items authentic to the period when the Greens came to Texas as well as to the era when town of Wilson was established and the store was founded. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967

Wilson Mercantile Company is a historical marker in Wilson, Lynn County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 8 historical markers documented in Lynn County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 12 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.3172, -101.7244 near Wilson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site of Mackenzie Cavalry Camp (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Spanish Explorers' Route, Green Memorial Park Cemetery, and Tahoka.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5305005857. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.