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1008 Community of Concho from Paint Rock, take US 83 north about 4.5 miles then go east on FM 1929 about 7 miles As settlers came to the area in the late 1800's, a small farming community developed here along the Concho River. In 1905 a post office opened in ... 1017 Concho County Courthouse square (corner of US 83 and FM 380) Created February 1, 1858 organized March 11, 1879. Named for the river which the Spaniards called the Concho because of the many shells that they ... 1018 Concho County Courthouse Courthouse square (corner of US 83 and FM 380) First permanent courthouse for Concho County. Built in 1886, replacing crude early structure. Architects were the brothers F.E. and Oscar Ruffini, ...

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1387 Eden Earl Rudder Park, S. Main St. south of Jackson St. Founded 1882. Incorporated 1910. Named for Frederick Ede, native of England and pioneer ranchman on whose land the town was located, and who donated ... 11715 Eden Church of Christ 200 N. Main St. In 1903 a group of area residents began meeting for worship services in the Eden schoolhouse. Three years later, a few new families moved into the ... 12350 Eden United Methodist Church 10 Bryan St. The first Eden schoolhouse was erected in 1885, and itinerant preachers who stopped to give sermons in the schoolhouse attracted people of all faiths. ...

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12349 First Baptist Church of Eden 101 Burleson St. The Rev. Zachariah Martin Wells of Menard, who had organized Baptist churches in San Saba, Kimble and Menard counties, led an organizational meeting ...

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12922 General Ira C. Eaker Earl Rudder Park, S. Main St. south of Jackson St. Ira Clarence Eaker was born April 13, 1896, in Field Creek, Llano County, Texas. In 1906, his parents, Young Yancy and Ladonia (Graham) Eaker, moved ...

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2808 John S. Chisum, Confederate Beef Contractor from Paint Rock, take US 83 north about 4 miles (1824-1884) On this site during the Civil War and later, grazed by tens of thousands the Longhorns of cattle baron John S. Chisum. Ranch headquarters ...

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3038 Largest Pictograph Site in Texas Near US 83 on private property. 1500 paintings by various tribes at widely differing dates are scattered along the bluff for a half mile. Most outstanding pictorial contribution ...

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1764 Paint Rock Methodist Church 2 blocks west of US 83, southwest of courthouse square ----- 11716 Pioneers Rest Cemetery 5 Jackson Blvd. Fred Eden platted Eden in 1882, setting this land aside for a cemetery. Though older burials may be present, the earliest tombstone is that of the ...

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4257 Rich Coffey House 15 mi. NE of Paint Rock, north shore of O.H. Ivie Lake. On private land. Rich Coffey (1823-1897) was a prominent pioneer and settler in the part of the state that now encompasses Runnels and Concho counties. In 1862 Coffey ...

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4696 Silver Cliff Ranch Near FM 380 on private property Founded 1882 on 46,000 acres by John A. Loomis, of Syracuse, New York, and his brother-in-law, Welton B. Ostrander. Rock quarried on the ranch was ... 4834 Site of Mission San Clemente 12 miles north of Millersview off FM 2134 and off FM 1929 At the juncture of the Concho and Colorado rivers. Established March 16, 1684, by the Mendoza Expedition for the purpose of civilizing and Christianizing ...

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12540 Trinity Lutheran Church Broadway is US 87 Several German Lutheran families from Mills County migrated to Concho County shortly after the turn of the 20th century. These pioneers maintained ...