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Mick, G. C. and Clara Mick, Home
FM 1301
Iago
Year Marker Erected: 1965
Designations: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Location: 7 miles SE of Wharton on FM 1301, in Iago.(on W Side of 1301)
Marker Text:
Oldest in town founded 1900, on new Wharton-Palacios rail line. Mick, Missouri Wheat Grower and Stock Farmer, entered Texas on a "Rice Special," 1903. First home on land was a hurricane victim. Eldest son, A. C. Mick, laid out Iago, was architect this house. Used Cuban carpenters. Mansard roof. Cistern on porch. First electric plant in area. Bell rung only in emergencies, often a shelter in hurricanes. (Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965.)
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