McCulloch County, Texas
Historical Markers in Brady vicinity, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Brady vicinity, in McCulloch County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History, Strange But True, Tales of Tragedy, and Cowboys & Cattle. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 1973.
Start with these Brady vicinity stories
- Onion Creek Indian Fightplaced 1973
One night in 1866, five men from Richland Springs (about 25 mi. NE) recovered stolen horses from Indians camped near here.
- Soldier's Waterholeplaced 1964
U.S. soldiers under command of Robert E. Lee used this site while traveling the nearby military road and patroling this area for Indians.
- Site of Indian Battleplaced 1936
In this vicinity On November 21, 1831 James Bowie, Rezin P. Bowie, David Buchanan, Cephas D. Hamm, Matthew Doyle, Jesse Wallace, Thomas McCaslin…
- Western Trailplaced 1970
Through this gap in hills called "Brady Mountains" passed the western cattle trail, also known as "Dodge City Trail", "Fort Griffin Trail", or "The…
- Geographic Center of Texasplaced 1963
Five miles northwest is the geographic center of Texas, an imaginary point whose coordinates divide the state into four equal areas.
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Historical markers near Brady vicinity
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