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Menard County

Menard, Menard County

Marker Text

Formed from Bexar county Created: January 22, 1858 Organized: June 25, 1866 Named in honor of Michel Branamour Menard 1805-1856. Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, member of the Texas Congress, founder of Galveston. Menard, the county seat.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description Menard County History Museum (Santa Fe Depot), US 83
Marker # 3328
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite)
Code counties
Latitude, Longitude 30.924345, -99.78411

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