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662 Camp Fawcett RR 335, E side, 0.4 mi. N of SH 55 Opened 1928. named for E.K. Fawcett, President, Southwest Texas council, Boy Scouts of America. That area--Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, Real, ... 12414 Clinton LaFayette Smith Rockpsrings Cemetery, on SH 41, 1 mile north of US 377 Clinton (Clint) Lafayette Smith, son of Henry M. and Fanny (Short) Smith, was born in Kendall County, Texas. Clint, age 11, and his brother Jeff, ...

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1233 Dixie Settlement SH 55, W side, 100 feet S of Market St. (Forerunner of Barksdale) Named for Camp Dixie, a Texas Ranger post near Military Road to Fort Inge (42 mi. SE). First civilian settler was Jerusha ...

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1400 Edwards County south end of courthouse square, Rocksprings Atop the Edwards Plateau, extending into the scenic Nueces Valley. Angora goat capital of the world. The economy is based on ranching. Wild game ... 1401 Edwards County from Rocksprings take US Highway 377 north approximately 2 miles Formed from Bexar County; created February 1, 1858. Organized September 10, 1883. Named in honor of Haden Edwards 1771-1849. Empresario leader of ... 1402 Edwards County Courthouse Courthouse Square; Rocksprings Late Victorian structure of rusticated limestone, quarried in Southwest Texas. Contractors were Davey and Schott, of Kerrville, 1891. Roof was damaged ...

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14896 First Baptist Church of Barksdale Barksdale Baptist Church, Church St., N side between Beck and Broadway streets, Barksdale Baptist Chapel The Barksdale Baptist Church became the first Baptist church in the community in 1883 with a membership of nineteen. Traditionally, baptisms have ... 11854 First Baptist Church of Rocksprings 508 S. Uvalde In 1893, an early year in the community's history, a small group of seven organized the Missionary Baptist Church of Christ at Rocksprings. The church ... 1768 First Methodist Church of Rocksprings corner of Austin Street and College Street; Rock Springs This congregation traces its beginning to organized religious gatherings led by the Rev. D. O. McAllister in a schoolhouse located on property owned ...

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2186 Gilmer Hotel Northwest corner of Courthouse Square; corner of Sweeten & Austin St.; Rocksprings. Built in 1916 by Jesse Walter Gilmer (1883-1961), the two-story Gilmer Hotel was originally wooden, with an upper gallery on the east and south sides. ...

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2418 Headquarters, American Angora Goat Breeders' Assn. on Austin Street one block west of courthouse square, Rocksprings Formed in Missouri, 1898. Moved to Texas, 1924; to Rocksprings, 1926. Houses complete records on Angora Goats registered in U.S. Pictures of breeders ... 2578 Hough-Haven corner of Austin and Sweeten Street; Rocksprings Built 1897 by Samuel A. and Annie Bradford Hough. (Hough was one of first graduates, Texas A & M) Home of attorneys, two county judges, district ...

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18713 Jess L. Hankins and King P-234 Hwy 377 South from Rocksprings, turn left onto Ranch Road 674; 6 miles to the Jess Hankins' Ranch, on left In the realm of quarter horses there are many legends but only one king, King P-234. At the time of King’s registration into the American Quarter ...

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3182 Mackenzie Trail SH 55, N side, 5.2 mi. NW of RR 2995, 9 mi. NW of Rocksprings (Merged at this point into SH 55) When the U.S. Army built forts Clark (70 mi. SW) and McKavett (90 mi. NE) in 1852, this frontier trail connected ...

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3702 Old Carson Store corner of Austin and Well Street; Rocksprings First stone store in town; built 1920-21 by G. M. Carson, merchant. His 1904 general store (on this site) was for years only establishment in county ...

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4328 Rocksprings Cemetery from Rocksprings take US Highway 377 north approximately .2 miles The town of Rocksprings traces its beginnings to 1889, when J. R. Sweeten dug the first water well in the area to serve new settlers. Three years ... 11855 Rocksprings Telephone Company County Courthouse grounds - Sweeten Street (Southwest Texas Telephone Company) Local businessman Street Gilmer and D. H. Comparette of Kerrville built a long distance telephone line from Rocksprings ...

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4841 Site of Nix Mill SH 55, W side, 100 feet S of Market St. (1885 - 1926) Built by John L. Nix (1842-1915) to cut rawhide lumber, grind corn and wheat, and gin cotton. Upper floor housed gin; lower, grist ... 4876 Site of Ranch of the Thurmans of Kickapoo from Rocksprings take US Highway 377 south approximately 3 miles to RR 674; take RR 674 south approximately 25 miles (row) In 1882 Joe Thurman and sons Bill, Sam and Jess became first permanent settlers on the west prong of the Nueces River. By 1895 neighbors included ... 4880 Site of Rocksprings' First School Building 2 blocks west of Int. of US Highway 377 and SH 55 on SH 55; Rocksprings. Marker reported missing Feb. 2010. First school session in new town of Rocksprings was held in a frame house surrounded by a strong rock wall, in winter of 1891-92. Teachers were a ... 5134 Stopping Place on the Fort Clark-Fort McKavett Military Road From Rocksprings, US Highway 377 northeast approximately 20.5 miles. South side of the road east of South Llano River crossing, 12 miles NE of SH 41. Marker reported missing Nov. 2007. One of many roads built to connect frontier cavalry posts in Texas, this route led south to Fort Clark and north to Fort McKavett (both established ... 22609 Substation No. 14 Texas A&M Agrilife Research Sonora Station, entrance off SH 55 (395 CR 760) In 1914, Edwards Plateau ranchers were in a severe drought and losing sheep and goats to poisonous plants. Ranchers B.M. Halbert, V.A. Brown, R.E. ...

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5279 The "Chaparral" Off Snodgrass Rd. (CR 260) on private property. Map dot approximate. Built about 1895 by J.P. Taylor, from England. Then on the Fort McKavett - Fort Clark Road. In 1907 E.E. and Mary Sproul Morriss, early settlers, ... 14128 The Pioneer Coalsons SH 55, W side, 100 feet S of Market St. (Cedar Creek Ranch and graves about 9 miles WNW) Indians attacked goat camp of Nick Coalson on June 1, 1877; son Arthur, 10, was killed; Johnny, ... 5417 The Rock Spring from Rocksprings go north on US Highway 377 approximately .3 miles Known to early Texans as one inch flow of water out of rocks. Site of a camp for travelers and freighters. Occupants of land around the spring included ... 5488 Thurman Cemetery from Rocksprings take US Highway 377 south approximately 3 miles to RR 674; take RR 674 south approximately 25 miles to row Joseph and Mary Jane (Dusenbury) Thurman came to this part of Edwards county in 1882. In 1885, Mary Jane was the first to be buried in what became ... 17943 Turner-Davis Ranch Headquarters From Rocksprings, 19.8 miles west on US 377 S from Rocksprings, 2.4 miles north on Co. Rd. 450, right on Turner Road 1.1 miles east on Turner Rd./ Apache Trail (SD 45100) to marker Located nineteen miles west of Rocksprings, the Turner-Davis Ranch Headquarters is a testimonial to the ranching way of life. Established in 1921, ...