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McCulloch County, Texas
Historical Markers in Brady, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in Brady, in McCulloch County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution, Civil War, Outlaws & Lawmen, and Native History. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2002. 3 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Brady stories
- McCulloch Countyplaced 1936
Created Aug. 27, 1856. One of 128 counties formed from Bexar County that extended from the Rio Grande to the Panhandle, and as far west as El Paso.
- General Ben McCulloch, C.S.A.placed 1964
(1811-1862) Distinguished Ranger, frontier surveyor, Indian fighter, lawman, statesman and military commander. Born in Tennessee.
- Curtis Airfieldplaced 1972
Named for Harry Lamar Curtis, mayor of Brady who instigated offer of this field to the United States government during World War II.
- Fife Cemeteryplaced 2002
Fife Cemetery Alexander (d. 1896) and Isabella (d. 1898) Mitchell came to this area in 1878 with their children.
- McCulloch County Courthouseplaced 1967
County organized 1876, with Brady as county seat; first courthouse built 1879. Present courthouse (second and on same site) completed 1900; Martin…
- McCulloch County Jailplaced 1976
Constructed in 1909-1910, this was the second building to serve as the McCulloch County Jail.
All 7 historical markers in Brady
Historical markers near Brady
- Brady vicinity5 stories · 2 mi
- Mason8 stories · 30 mi
- Mason vicinity7 stories · 33 mi
- Menard11 stories · 33 mi
- San Saba14 stories · 36 mi
- London5 stories · 42 mi
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