Historical Markers of Texas

13428 Camp Melvin and the Pontoon Crossing of the Pecos River at rest area 11 mi. NW of Iraan on SH 349 As it winds its way across Texas, the Pecos River can often be swift and dangerous. Historically, frequent flooding made even the best crossings ... 2861 Casbeer, Joseph L. Cedar Hill Cemetery (S.E. Quadrant) Ozona A Confederate veteran. Born in Lamar County. In Civil War, was in Co. G, Col. R.T.P. Allen's Texas Infantry, and was discharged in 1865. On September ... 4758 Comstock-Ozona Stage Stand, Site of on SH 163, about 20 miles south of Ozona Flagstone ruins nearby mark site of early 1900's stage stand, first stop on passenger and mail line connecting Ozona with Southern Pacific railhead ... 1110 Crockett County on Courthouse grounds, corner of 11th and Avenue D, Ozona Formed from Bexar Territory Created January 22, 1875 Organized July 7, 1891. Named in honor of David Crockett 1786-1836. Member of the United States ... 1111 Crockett County Courthouse on Avenue D, near corner of Avenue D and 11th Street, Ozona Built 1902. Second courthouse for county. American Gothic architecture, planned by Oscar Ruffini, San Angelo. Material is fine stone quarried nearby ... 1112 Crockett County Jail on Avenue D (behind Courthouse), Ozona Built 1892, about a year after county's organization; contractor was Z. D. Gafford of San Angelo. Building stone was quarried to north of structure, ... 1113 Crockett County's First Producing Oil Well at the junction of US 190 and SH 137, at the Iraan turn off, 22 miles northwest of Ozona In 1923 World Oil Co., owned by Chester R. Bunker, Ft. Worth publisher and printer, began drilling on the L. P. Powell Ranch. Work progressed slowly, ... 1171 Crockett, David on Courthouse grounds, corner of 11th and Avenue D, Ozona Was born in Tennessee on August 17, 1786 Participated in the Creek Indian Campaign 1813-1814 Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives 1821-1823. ...

1471 Emerald Townsite from Ozona, take IH-10 6 miles east, exit 372 (Taylor Box Rd) go north to Circle Box Motel (on I-10), marker is on brick wall in front of Circle Bar Steakhouse The first platted town in Crockett County, Emerald was founded in 1889 by Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Immigration Agent T. W. Wilkinson. It was ...

1992 Fort Lancaster, C.S.A. on Courthouse grounds, corner of 11th and Avenue D, Ozona Site 33 miles west on US 90. Upon US surrender Texas Forts start of Civil War, made part Confederate far western frontier line. Occupied by 2nd Texas ...

2451 Henry Street Hudspeth Cedar Hill Cemetery, SE quadrant (18? - 1900) A Confederate veteran. Captain, Co. B, 2nd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry, Civil War. Born in Mississippi. Came to Texas, 1877. Served ... 2476 High Lonesome Stage Stand Roadside Park on SH 163, about 9 miles north of Ozona First station after leaving Ozona on the San Angelo-Ozona mail line. Here, at the 20-mile point of an 86-mile run, fresh horses awaited. The stand, ... 3049 Hoover, Laura and William Peery from Ozona take I-10 west to US 290, go southwest about 4 miles to CR 406, go south about 16 miles to Marker (at intersection with CR 409) (marker is on CR 406) Although Indians, Spaniards, wagon trains, and military expeditions crossed through this area earlier, the first permanent settlers in present-day ... 2587 Howard's Well Fort Lancaster scenic overlook picnic area, SH 290, E side 8.8. mi. SW of IH-10 (19 miles to the southeast) First known to civilized men in the 18th century, when, according to legend, Franciscan Padre Alvarez prayed for water ... 4005 Hurst, Pharis Cedar Hill Cemetery (middle-west [front] quadrant) Ozona U.S. Army veteran of Civil War, discharged after loss of arm, siege of Vicksburg. Born in Pennsylvania. Came to Texas after war. Was a farmer-teacher-postmaster. ...

5840 Miller, William Mathias Cedar Hill Cemetery (northeast quadrant) Born in Maryland. Fought in Civil War as a Virginian in the Confederate Army, although he had brothers in the U.S. Army. He came to Texas soon after ...

3634 O. W. Parker Ranch Headquarters 2 miles east of Iraan on US 190, then 2 miles north on CR 310 O. W. Parker (1876-1962) moved to Crockett County in 1902 and worked for local ranchers until he eventually established his own ranch. Parker had ... 3737 Old Government Road Fort Lancaster scenic overlook picnic area, SH 290, E side 8.8. mi. SW of IH-10 Route of march and troop supply on Texas frontier. Followed in part pre-Columbian Indian trails and "Old Chihuahua Trail" that ran from San Antonio ... 15527 One Fourth-Mile North to Ruins of Fort Lancaster TxDOT Ozona Maintenance Office in storage. Marker reported damaged (missing bronze plaque and bronze seal). [1936 inscription] One-Fourth Mile North to Ruins of Fort Lancaster. Established in 1855 by the United States government as a protection to travelers ... 3775 Ozona Hotel, Old on Courthouse Square, corner of Avenue D and Waterworks Drive Built about 1893. From its early days, boarded teachers, visiting athletic teams and business callers in city. Noted guests of 1919-1921 were geologists ... 3895 Ozona Junior High School corner of 6th and Avenue E (SH 163) Ozona The first permanent school building in Ozona; constructed of native limestone in 1910-1912, when Ozona was only 21 years old. The heating and ventilating ... 3896 Ozona National Bank 910 Avenue E., Ozona Constructed 1905 for county's first financial institution. Organized by cattle and sheep ranchers and the town's doctor. During construction of native ... 5393 Ozona Stockman, The corner of 10th and Avenue E, Ozona In 1892 Claude B. Hudspeth (1877-1941) began publication of a weekly newspaper called the "Ozona Kicker." Following his three-year ownership, Hudspeth ... 3899 Ozona-Barnhart Trap Company Roadside Park on SH 163, about 9 miles north of Ozona By the 1920s many ranchers in Crockett County had fenced their land, preventing their neighbors from driving sheep and cattle to the railroad shipping ... 3897 Ozona's First Water Well at First Baptist Church, facing Avenue D (Drilled 1891) Focus for civic life in early Ozona. City founder E.M. Powell provided the water well equipped with 18-foot windmill, a water trough, ... 3898 Ozona's Water System Waterworks Drive, SE side of the road about 0.2 mi. E of Avenue D This site was selected for the Crockett County seat in 1891 because of a producing water well (200' NW). Joe Moss, who drilled for water throughout ...

1496 Powell, Ernest Malapert Ozona Town Square, SW corner, at NE corner 11th St. and Ave. E. Marker reported missing Dec. 1999. A native of Illinois, E. M. Powell was a surveyor and railroad engineer in Kentucky before moving to Texas in 1874. He worked as a surveyor during ...

4383 Ruins of Fort Lancaster Fort Lancaster State Historic Site Established in 1855 by the United States Government as a protection to travelers and mail on the overland route from San Antonio to San Diego. Abandoned ...

4517 Smith, Samuel Theodore Cedar Hill Cemetery (Southeast quadrant), Ozona A Confederate veteran, of 18th La. Cav. Bn., Civil War. Born in Louisiana. Came to Texas in 1872; to Ozona, 1891. Built city's first school, first ...

5303 The Chihuahua Trail and Escondido Water Hole Fort Lancaster scenic overlook picnic area, SH 290, E side 8.8. mi. SW of IH-10 The Chihuahua Trail was opened by segments, but was not called by this name until the 19th century. A small part of the route, along the nearby Pecos ... 5398 The Perner House 1106 Avenue D, Ozona In 1893, T.L. Hammonds moved a 3-room frame house from the nearby town of Emerald to this site. In 1894, Phillip Perner (1860-1905), a local merchant, ...