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Old Gibbs Store, oldest business in Texas under original ownership and on first site. Established 1841 in Republic of Texas by Thomas Gibbs. Building erected in 1847 after Sandford Saint John Gibbs joined firm. General Sam Houston was steady customer of the partners, who became bankers after lending use of their safe to neighbors. Gibbs National Bank, established 1890, was forerunner of First National Bank, established 1922.
Gibbs Store is a historical marker in Huntsville, Walker County, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 69 historical markers documented in Walker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 110 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.7263, -95.5513 near Huntsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Huntsville Spring (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Walker County, A.F.&A.M. Forrest Lodge No. 19, and Eastham-Thomason House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5471008455. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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