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Arden Cemetery
From San Angelo on Arden Road, go 20.5 miles. Turn right on CR 420 and go 1 mile to cemetery on left.
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Arden Community
Arden community, FM 853, 14 mi. NE of Mertzon, S side of the road, 0.9 mi. NE of CR 420
This ranching community was named for John Arden, a sheep raiser who arrived in 1876. After 1900, small homesteaders moved into the area. Joe Funk ...
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Barnhart
Barnhart Fire Department
Named for William F. Barnhart, an agent of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad, this community was founded in 1910. During the 1920s and ...
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Barnhart Cowboy Church
corner of 5th St. and Draper
Local residents, representing several faiths, gathered for an outdoor community meeting in 1914 to organize this Union church. The sanctuary was ...
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Dove Creek Battle
Courthouse lawn, corner of Sherwood and Parkview
[front] On January 8, 1865 eight miles east of here Confederate troops and Texas militiamen engaged a large party of Kickapoo Indians. The Indians, ...
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Dove Creek Battlefield
private property on the Dove Creek Ranch, 8 mi. SE of Mertzon via FM 915 and CR 113
Around this mountain a battle was fought on January 8, 1865 between 2000 Indians and Texas Rangers and State Troops commanded by Captains John Fossett ...
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Irion County
NW corner US 67 and RR 72. [NOTE: county seat moved from Sherwood to Mertzon in 1936]
Created March 7, 1889. Organized April 16, 1889. Named in honor of Robert Anderson Irion, 1806-1860. Came to Texas in 1833 and located at Nacogdoches. ...
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Mertzon Central School
corner of Juanita and Third; marker is inside the school library
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Sherwood Cemetery
FM 211, north of Sherwood on FM 211 approximately 1 mile on left side
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Sherwood Courthouse
former Irion County Courthouse grounds, N side facing Washington St.
(Built 1900-1901) First permanent courthouse for Irion County, locally organized 1889. Replaced temporary housing in several buildings. Site was ...
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Site of Coughlin's Stage Stand
Near SH 163, about 11 mi. N of FM 2469 on private property
On the Southern Overland route, St. Louis to San Francisco, 1858-1861. Later known as Camp Charlotte. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
