Gladewater
Founded as St.Clair, about 3 miles east. Moved to present site on Glade Creek and T&P Railway, 1872. Population grew from 500 to 7000 after oil was discovered in 1931. It became hub of production and refining operations.
Manufacturing, clothing, medical, farming and dairy center.
Home of annual East Texas Quarter Horse Show. Has world's richest self-supporting cemetery.
Round-Up Association sponsors June rodeo nationally known, in unique arena - an abandoned crude oil storage pit.
Historic sites marked.
Marker is on W Upshur Avenue (U.S. 80), on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
