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Malakoff Man

Trinidad, Henderson County

Marker Text

A sandstone image of a human head-- carved by prehistoric men-- was found near here in 1929 by workmen of Texas Clay Products Company. It was dug from gravel pit now under Cedar Creek Lake. The carving weighed 98 pounds, was 16 by 14 inches, with eyes 2.5 inches wide. First stone was found at depth of 16.5 feet. Two similar images were unearthed in same area in 1935 and 1939. Archaeologists date Malakoff "Men" as many thousands of years old. Found near the images were fossil remains of extinct horse, elephant, camel species. Images now in Texas Memorial Museum.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description SH 31 (south side of road) just west of intersection w/ SH 274
Marker # 10366
Dedicated 1967
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code design and construction
Latitude, Longitude 32.146733, -96.095055

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