| Address: 214 N Beaton | |
| Directions: 214 N. Beaton, Corsicana | |
| Marker #: 5349008273 | |
| Year Dedicated: 1985 | |
| Size, type: 18" x 28" | |
| Last reported condition: OK, needs cleaning | |
| Alexander Beaton - A native of Scotland, Alexander Beaton came to the United States in 1843. He migrated to Texas in 1848 after serving in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. In 1850 he settled in Corsicana and began the practice of law. He was chairman of the finance committee to promote the routing of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad through Corsicana in 1871. Because of his efforts to bring the railroad to town, Beaton Street was named in his honor. Beaton was a Mason, a member of the First Methodist Church, and an amateur geologist. He married Elizabeth Jane McKinney and had 3 children. (1985) | |
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Decimal degrees: N 32.097292 W -96.468881
Degrees, minutes: N 32 05.838 W 096 28.133 UTM: Zone 14, Easting 738859, Northing 3554024 |
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