Gresham, Isaac Newton

(Feb. 20, 1858 - April 10, 1906) In 1902 Alabama native Isaac Newton "Newt" Gresham was a Rains County farmer and newspaper editor. Wishing to help local farmers organize to take advantage of farm prices, he called a meeting in a nearby barn that summer. With an initial membership of ten neighbors, the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America was founded. At first a secret organization, the idea soon spread throughout the south and west. The union eventually became a national organization. Gresham and his wife, Ida May, were the parents of four children. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986

Gresham, Isaac Newton is a historical marker in Point, Rains County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 12 historical markers documented in Rains County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 57 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.9501, -95.8764 near Point. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lone Star (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Clark, Bellah-Hoy-Humphrey, and Worcester-Cooper-Bellew.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5379010859. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.