Brown Building
Jefferson, Marion County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Old home of Jefferson "Jimplecute" and other newspapers, and the Chesterfield Social Club. Now Brown Building. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This Jefferson landmark once housed the town's newspaper — the memorably named 'Jimplecute' — along with other papers and the Chesterfield Social Club. It survives as a reminder of the busy civic life of a riverport that ranked among the most important towns in nineteenth-century Texas.
Why it matters
Local newspapers and social clubs were the connective tissue of frontier towns, and Jefferson was one of the liveliest ports in early Texas.
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