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22853 6666 Ranch 6666 Road, E side between 7th and 8th streets next to Quanah Parker Trail arrow. Marker pending, in production as of Sep. 2021. In 1868, Samuel “Burk” Burnett (1849-1922) purchased 100 head of cattle branded with the “6666” (Four Sixes) mark from Frank Crowley of Denton and ...

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2944 King County Picnic area, S side US 82/SH 114, 3 mi. W of US 83. Inscription plate replaced 1965. Marker reported damaged (missing bronze seal) Jan. 2015. Marker reported in storage Nov. 2020. Created Aug. 21, 1876, from Bexar County, whose diamond-shaped boundaries extended from the Rio Grande to the Panhandle to El Paso. Named for William ... 2945 King County Courthouse King County Courthouse grounds, US 83, E side between E. Main and Arnett streets (north of current King County Courthouse) Created in 1876, King County organized in 1891. Its first courthouse, a two-story frame structure, was destroyed in 1905 by a tornado. The next house ...

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3071 Leo Roark Guthrie Cemetery, 0.8 mi. NE of intersection of Benedict and 9th streets. Grave is near southwest corner of the cemetery, third row from the southwest corner. Born January 9, 1813 Came to Texas in 1824 Served in the Texas War for Independence Participated in the action at Anahuac Died October 31, 1892 Erected ...