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Granado Mountain

Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County

Marker Text

The 6,076-foot high peak traditionally known as Granado Mountain or La Granada was named for Trinidad Granado (1868-1958), a rancher whose ranch was at the base of the mountain. The original owner was Belgian-born founding settler Anton Diedrick Dutchover who acquired the tract and mountain from the State of Texas in 1876. Dutchover served with Texas troops in the Mexican War and was employed at Fort Davis as a civilian stock herder. Trinidad Granado married Dutchover's third daughter, Dorothea (1872-1943), in 1890 and created the ranch on land he purchased in 1910, six years after Dutchover's death. In 1964, Governor John Connally, through a gubernatorial proclamation, renamed the mountain Barry Scobee Mountain. (2015)

Marker Details

Address Hwy 17 N
Location Description One mile north of the junction of Hwy 118 N and Hwy 17 N. Adjacent to "Barry Scobee Mountain" historical marker.
Marker # 18197
Dedicated 2015
Size, Type 18" x 28" with post
Code mountains and mountain passes
Latitude, Longitude 30.609858, -103.879021

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