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Aspermont High School
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County Named for Confederate Hero General "Stonewall" Jackson 1824-1863
Northeast corner of courthouse, US 83, Aspermont.
Gen. Barnard E. Bee, a Texan, gave him the famous sobriquet in first Battle of Manassas. Jackson was rallying his men for a charge as other units ...
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Old Glory
NW corner Loop 128 (Main St.) and FM 1835 in front of flagpole.
Stonewall County was created in 1876 by the State Legislature, but the area was only sparsely settled by cattle ranchers before the turn of the century. ...
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Old Glory Cemetery
Two miles southeast of Old Glory on Hwy 283, a half mile north on County Road 137 off of Hwy 283
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Peacock
S side FM 2211 at CR 461, public square
Like many other West Texas communities created with a coming rail line, Peacock developed in conjunction with the Stamford & Northwestern Railway. ...
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Rath City
9.1 mi. S on US 83 to picnic area, E side of the road N of Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos River. Marker reported damaged Jun. 2016.
(4 mi. SW) In 1876 during an international demand for buffalo hides, Charles Rath (1836-1902) founded this town. He opened the Rath, Lee & Reynolds ...
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4926
Site of the Courthouse at Rayner
2.6 mi. W on US 380, 0.2 mi. S of US 380 on private property
First county seat of Stonewall County. Erected in 1888. County seat removed to Aspermont in 1898. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
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Stonewall County
Northeast corner of courthouse, US 83, Aspermont.
Explored 1541 on behalf of Spain by Francisco de Coronado. Visited by Texans early as the 1840s. Mapped by U.S. Army expedition of Capt. Randolph ...
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Stonewall County
Aspermont, US Hwy 83/380
Stonewall County, formed from Young and Bexar territories. Created August 21, 1876, organized December 20, 1888. Named in honor of Thomas Jonathan ...
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The Mackenzie Trail
SH 283, 0.5 mi. SE of CR 140
The Mackenzie Trail was a significant route in Texas history. French explorer Pierre Vial and Spanish explorer Jose Mares used parts of the trail ...