Merkel.

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Plat of the town of Merkel, Texas which appears to have been part of a survey for the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. The various blocks of the town are divided to show the property lines. A legal statement at the top of the page asserts that the map is an accurate representation of the town and is signed by the land commissioner for the railway company. An inset in the upper-left corner shows the Grimes County School land. Scale 1:3,600

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1 map ; 48 x 40 cm.

Creation Information

Hobbs, Oscar Knox May 16, 1931.

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Description

Plat of the town of Merkel, Texas which appears to have been part of a survey for the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. The various blocks of the town are divided to show the property lines. A legal statement at the top of the page asserts that the map is an accurate representation of the town and is signed by the land commissioner for the railway company. An inset in the upper-left corner shows the Grimes County School land. Scale 1:3,600

Physical Description

1 map ; 48 x 40 cm.

Notes

"Copied from Taylor Co. Deed Records Vol. L, page 640."

"Filed for Record in Taylor County, Texas this July 31st, 1884, at 11 A.M."

Original has water damage along the bottom of the page.

Source

  • [O. K. Hobbs Plat Book], [Abilene (Tex.)] City Engineering Department, 1930

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Abilene Library Consortium

Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.

O.K. Hobbs Plat Book

This book provides researchers with an objective, historical reference to the layout of the city of the Abilene. Its bulk was assembled in 1927 by O. K. Hobbs and J. P. McKean, and was revised by Hobbs in May 1930.

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[O. K. Hobbs Plat Book] (Book)

[O. K. Hobbs Plat Book]

This plat book includes an indexed segment in the middle as well as additional plats, assembly drawings, and newspaper clippings that were added to the beginning and end of the compilation. A table of contents on page 115 lists the segments in the middle section of the plat book including an alphabetical index by name (p. 117), an index by number of blocks and surveys (p. 133), eleven index maps, and the plats that were filed through May 1, 1930.

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[O. K. Hobbs Plat Book], ark:/67531/metapth67177

Merkel (Map)

Merkel

Plat of the town of Merkel, Texas which appears to have been part of a survey for the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. The various blocks of the town are divided to show the property lines. A legal statement at the top of the page asserts that the map is an accurate representation of the town and is signed by the land commissioner for the railway company. An inset in the upper-left corner shows the Grimes County School land. The map appears to have been sketched on a page from a ledger. Scale 1:3,600 (This map, Scale 1"=300', Drawn on Record 1"=200')

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Merkel, OKHPB_0552, ark:/67531/metapth78021

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Creation Date

  • May 16, 1931

Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • Jan. 30, 2010, 9:26 p.m.

Description Last Updated

  • Sept. 7, 2017, 3:56 p.m.

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Hobbs, Oscar Knox. Merkel., map, May 16, 1931; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth78022/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.

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