Gilmer
Founded 1846. Named for Thomas W. Gilmer, U. S. Secretary of the Navy and ardent champion of annexation for Texas. Supply, training, production and educational center during the Civil War. Farming, lumbering and oil hub. Home of famous Annual Yamboree, Sweet Potato Festival.
32.7045° N, 94.9449° W
Nearby Markers
- 0.8 mi N Dickson Orphanage Gilmer
- 1.1 mi N Gilgal Baptist Church Gilmer
- 1.5 mi N Site of an Indian Village Gilmer
- 1.6 mi N 1925 Gilmer Post Office Gilmer
- 1.6 mi N Croley Funeral Home Gilmer
- 1.7 mi N Leather Factories, C. S. A. Gilmer