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1087 County Named for Sidney Sherman, C.S.A. US 54, 2.4 mi SE of US 287, roadside park on NW side of US 54 between CR 8 and CR 9. Marker reported missing Nov. 2007. Born in Massachusetts, 1805. Led his crack Kentucky Militia Company to join Texas Army in War for Independence. Commanded cavalry wing, Battle of ...

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1353 Early Settlers on Coldwater Creek From Stratford take US 287 about 2 miles north to roadside park. First area in Sherman County to be settled, and only live water for miles. First settler, buffalo hunter J.D. Rawlings, came 1870s. Later County ...

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4241 Removal of Archives From Coldwater to Stratford At Sherman County Courthouse, Stratford. On May 2, 1901, an election was held to determine whether the Sherman County seat should be moved from Coldwater (a ranching center in the central ...

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4676 Sherman County US 287, E side 0.3 mi. N of CR R. Marker reported damaged (bronze seal missing) Jan. 2013. Replacement in progress. Formed from Young and Bexar Territories; Created August 21, 1876; Organized June 13, 1889; Named in Honor of General Sidney Sherman 1805-1873; Commander ... 16130 Sherman County Courthouse 701 N. 3rd St. The Texas Legislature created Sherman County in 1876, naming it for Texas Revolutionary soldier Sidney Sherman. The county was attached to Oldham ... 18728 Sidney Sherman 701 N. 3rd Street Born in Marlboro, Mass., to Micah and Susanna Dennison (Frost) Sherman, Sidney Sherman (1805-1873) lived in Boston, New York City, and Cincinnati ... 14918 Stratford Cemetery Stratford Cemetery, brick pavilion near flagpoles off N. Cedar St. HTC medallion only