Sharp  |
| Address | County | utm_east |
| Milam |
672098 |
| utm_zone | utm_north |
| Sharp | 14 | 3403723 |
| Latitude | Longitude | ||
| N 30.75145° | W 97.15626° |
| Location | Repair Condition |
| FM 487, 14 mi. west of Rockdale, left of Sharp General Store | Faded; Refinish |
| Marker Text |
| A farming and ranching community, Sharp traces its origins to the years |
| immediately after the Civil War when settlers, attracted by the fertile black soil, |
| began arriving in this area. The first business, a store, opened in 1892. It was |
| soon joined by a blacksmith shop and the Davis General Store in 1896. Cotton |
| was the principal crop of the area, and a gin opened in 1896. When a post |
| office was established here in 1901, the name Sharp was chosen to honor Dr. |
| William F. Sharp, a physician in Davilla (8 mi. W). An annual reunion of Sharp |
| residents began in 1978. |
