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When railroad by-passed prosperous town of Wheatville (3 mi. N), this rival town emerged at railroad. Post office moved here Jan. 1882, and was called Station Belden. Name was changed to Naples by U. S. Post Office Department, Feb. 1895. With depletion of hardwood forests, economy returned to cattle and agriculture.
Naples is a historical marker in Naples, Morris County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 21 historical markers documented in Morris County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 25 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.2032, -94.6809 near Naples. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sheppard, Morris (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Omaha, Walker, Ned, and Spring Hill Primitive Baptist Church of Christ.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5343007853. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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