DUANE
Get the App
Callahan County, Texas
Historical Markers in Baird, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 11 Texas historical markers in Baird, in Callahan County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution, Civil War, Cowboys & Cattle, and Native History. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2007. 3 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Baird stories
- Callahan Countyplaced 1936
Formed from Bexar Territory, created February 1, 1858; recreated August 21, 1876; organized July 3, 1877.
- Camp Pecan, C.S.A.placed 1963
This Civil War camp of the Texas frontier regiment was located 21 miles southeast. Established in 1862 as one of a line of posts a day's horseback…
- Captain Andrew Jackson Berryplaced 1936
Born in Indiana May 16, 1816. Died at Baird, Texas July 31, 1899. Veteran of San Jacinto. Officer in the Confederate Army.
- Belle Plaine Cemeteryplaced 1992
Residents of the short-lived community of Belle Plaine were burying their dead at this site as early as 1878.
- Callahan County Courthouseplaced 2003
The county seat moved from Belle Plain to Baird in 1883, and a courthouse, designed by noted architect F.E. Ruffini, was built at this site.
- First Baptist Church of Bairdplaced 1983
Organized in 1881 with nine charter members, this was the first Baptist Church founded in the new town of Baird.
All 11 historical markers in Baird
Historical markers near Baird
- Baird vicinity6 stories · 5 mi
- Abilene50 stories · 21 mi
- Cross Plains7 stories · 22 mi
- Cisco13 stories · 23 mi
- Albany37 stories · 26 mi
- Buffalo Gap5 stories · 27 mi
Hear thousands of these as you drive.
Duane reads Texas historical markers out loud, hands-free, in his own voice. He's on the App Store now, ready to ride along on your next drive.
Download Duane on the App Store