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15178 Crowell Cemetery Crowell Cemetery, NE section near veterans memorial HTC medallion only 15186 Crowell Schools Crowell High School, NE corner of Logan and 3rd streets The first local schools organized shortly after the establishment of the community in 1891. Commissioners divided Foard County into nine school districts, ...

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1720 First Christian Church First Christian Church, SE corner N. 1st and Marietta streets (Organized 1906) An early church in Crowell. First officials: Pastor, J. E. Chase; Elders, J. W. Cope, S. J. Fenton; Deacons, E. P. Bomar, F. H. ... 1802 First Officials of Foard County Foard County Courthouse grounds, W side facing S. Main St. (SH 6) Committee appointed by the Legislature to organize county met in (Old) Margaret April 4, 1891. County divided into four precincts. Election held ... 1933 Foard County From Crowell, take Route 6 (Highway 283) north about 2 miles Formed from Hardeman, King, Cottle, and Knox counties; created March 3, 1891, organized April 27, 1891. Named in honor of Robert L. Foard 1831-1898. ... 12719 Foard County Courthouse Foard County Courthouse grounds, W side facing S. Main St. (SH 6) This is the second courthouse to serve Foard County since its creation in 1891. By 1909, the first courthouse proved too small for the needs of ...

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3966 Pease River Battlefield In city park, SH 6 (Main St), W side between W. Austin and W. Stephens streets. (site located 8 miles northeast) In 1860 at the Battle of Pease River, Indian captive Cynthia Ann Parker and her daughter, Prairie Flower, were rescued ... 16058 Pease River Battlefield 4 mi. NE of Margaret, NW corner CR 231 and Shultz Rd. After being captured by Comanche Indians on May 19, 1836, in what is now Limestone County Cynthia Ann Parker was recaptured here by Texas Rangers ...

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4298 Robert L. Foard Courthouse lawn, Highway 6-Crowell, TX Star and Wreath County named for Texas Confederate officer Robert L. Foard (1831 - 1898) Came to Texas from Maryland, 1853. Prominent pioneer lawyer ...

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4856 Site of Old Pease City SH 6, W side 0.3 mi. N of FM 3013 Founded in 1880 by Benjamin E. Lower, John Wesley and wife, first settlers. Lower became the first postmaster, 1880; Mrs. Wesley was second, 1882. ... 4940 Site of the Town of Margaret SE corner CR 246 and CR 231 First known as Pease. Renamed in honor of Margaret Wesley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley. First Anglo-American child born in Hardeman County. ...