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610 Christopher Columbus Doty US 277, E side 0.2 mi. S of CR 316, 15.1 mi. N of Eldorado (April 16, 1857 - October 26, 1944) First permanent citizen of Schleicher County. Came to Texas from Missouri, 1879. Soon bought headquarters at ... 613 Colonel Black Ranch House Off CR 245 (Fort McKavett Cemetery Rd.) on private property. Headquarters - Ranch House Camilla Black Ranch, Schleicher County, Texas. Built by Col. Wm. L. Black - 1884. Heavy lumber from first hospital building ... 605 County Named for Texas Confederate Captain Gustav Schleicher Schleicher County Courthouse grounds, NW side facing S. Divide St. (US 277) 1823-1879 Chief purchasing agent, army engineer department for Southern armies West Mississippi. Bought desperately needed intrenching tools, iron, ...

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1527 First Baptist Church of Eldorado First Baptist Church, S side of W. Gillis Ave. at S. Oak St. This congregation was organized by 15 charter members on Sept. 1, 1901, and originally called the Eldorado Missionary Baptist Church. The day following ... 12190 First Methodist Church of Eldorado 15 N. Divide St. Established in July 1901, this congregation was the first church organized in the new town of Eldorado. Early services were held in brush arbors ... 1532 First National Bank Building SW Main St., NW side between W. Gillis and E. Murchison avenues Local investors raised $30,000 in 1906 to form the First National Bank of Eldorado, Texas. Contractors Drew and Harvey used native limestone to construct ...

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3639 Old Courthouse and Jail On Courthouse grounds at US 190 & 277 intersection , El Dorado N/A

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4405 Schleicher County US 277, E side 2.3 mi. N of Eldorado in picnic area. Marker reported damaged Jan. 2008 (missing bronze plaque and bronze seal; pink granite block remains). Formed from Crockett County. Created April 1, 1887. Organized July 9, 1901. Named in honor of Gustav Schleicher, 1823-1879. Pioneer German settler, ... 4406 Schleicher County Courthouse US 190 & 277 intersection Constructed in 1923-24, this courthouse replaced an earlier building on this site which burned in 1917. Designed by noted architect Henry T. Phelps ... 4416 Site of J.D. Earnest Ranch Stage Stand US 277, E side, 10.3 mi. S of Eldorado, 3.5 mi. S of CR 102 During the ownership of rancher J. D. Earnest, this site was used as a rest stop on the stage line between San Angelo and Sonora. Owned and managed ... 4418 Site of Mark Fury Ranch Stage Stand US 277, E side 0.5 mi. N of CR 316, 15.8 mi. N of Eldorado Originally part of the Mark Fury Ranch, this site was used as a stagecoach stop from 1894 to 1909. Theodore Jackson Savell (1872-1954) owned and ... 4411 Site of Verand US 277, E side 5.1 mi. N of Eldorado The first town in Schleicher County, Verand was established about 1890 near the headquarters of the Vermont Ranch. Although short-lived, the town, ...

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5683 West Texas Woolen Mills SW Main St., NW side between Bud and W. Louis avenues Introduced to this area in 1883, sheep existed in large numbers throughout the region by the 1930s. Prominent local banker Joseph B. Christian and ...