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Callahan County, Texas
Historical Markers in Baird, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 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 1992.
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- 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.
- William Jeff Maltbyplaced 1992
(December 7, 1829 - June 27, 1908) A native of Illinois, William Jeff Maltby gained fame as a frontiersman, veteran of the Mexican War and American…
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