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A State Farm Insurance office occupies a classic railroad depot in Hiawassee, Georgia. State Farm is the largest property and casualty insurance provider, and the largest auto insurance provider, in the United States. [8]
Over the next 70 years, Texas Farm Bureau grew from 15,630 member families to more than 500,000 member families. [7] During its history, the organization has helped bring electricity and phone service to rural communities, establish a successful farm-to-market road system in Texas and enact effective national farm policy. [8]
George Jacob "G.J." Mecherle [1] (pronounced "Ma-herl") (June 7, 1877 - March 10, 1951) was the founder of State Farm, headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois.Mecherle, a farmer who later became an insurance agent, founded State Farm after becoming dissatisfied with the insurance rates charged to farmers, as those rates included the risks of city drivers as well.
The monument of the fallen men of the Dawson Massacre and the ill-fated Mier Expedition.. On September 18, 1848, the remains of Texans killed in the Dawson Massacre and the Black Bean Episode, which had been retrieved from their original burial sites, were reinterred in a common tomb with a sandstone vault at the location now known as Monument Hill.
Since 1951, the office has been left intact by the company. State Farm's historian claims that "90% of Mecherle's original material is still in the office." [7] Inside the office are sales receipts dating to 1936 and guest book entries from 1945. Though the office is not open to the public, the company uses it to impart knowledge of the company ...
On January 1, 2008, the site was transferred from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Historical Commission, [5] which operates it as a state historic site open to the public. The site features a museum, interpretive trails, a statue of Stephen F. Austin, a replica log cabin, the 1847 Josey Store and relevant historical markers.
Post-war Texas grew rapidly as migrants poured into the cotton lands of the state. [13] Texas was a prime location for agricultural immigration, due to its numerous rivers and rich soil. [14] Due to high amounts of immigration, the settled population of Texas rose to nearly 147,000 in 1847. [14]
Peach Point Plantation is a historic site located in Jones Creek, Brazoria County, Texas.It was a forced-labor farm and the homestead and domicile of many early Texas settlers, including Emily Austin Perry, James Franklin Perry, William Joel Bryan, Stephen Fuller Austin, and Guy Morrison Bryan.