Marker Inscription
Established in 1899, with the granting of a post office, on land owned by D. C. McGregor. The school on "Jumbo" Ranch (in area settled in 1890s) was relocated here and Light began to grow. In 1905 a new, two-room school building was constructed. A decline set in, however, when the town of Fluvanna was surveyed in 1907 at terminus of the Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railroad. Soon citizens moved their buildings and belongings a mile west to be on the rails. Although town of Light has vanished, area still supplies water to Fluvanna. (1972)
About this site
Light, Former Townsite of is a historical marker in Fluvanna, Scurry County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 60 historical markers documented in Scurry County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.8865, -101.1321 near Fluvanna. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fluvanna Mercantile Company (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fluvanna, Site of First Presbyterian Church of Fluvanna, and Bookout.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5415001957. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
