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Taylor County, Texas
Historical Markers in Merkel, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 6 Texas historical markers in Merkel, in Taylor County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History, Civil War, Cowboys & Cattle, and Outlaws & Lawmen. The markers on this list were placed between 1968 and 2000.
Start with these Merkel stories
- Near Site of Indian Battleplaced 1968
On February 15, 1870, Corporal Hilliard Morrow and five men of Company E, 24th U.S. Infantry, set out from Fort Griffin to relieve guards at Mountain…
- Mulberry Canyonplaced 1997
Human activity in this area has been traced to prehistoric eras. Native American tribes once roamed this land with the buffalo, deer, turkey…
- Vicinity of Indian Fightplaced 1968
On New Year's Day, 1871, Indian raiders who had stolen horses in Coleman County were pursued and overtaken here by 18 Texas Rangers and cowboys.
- Mountain Pass Stationplaced 1968
Maintained from 1858 to outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 as a stage stop on the Butterfield Overland Main Route, which was the first mail and…
- Castle Peakplaced 1968
The Butterfield Overland Mail, the first public transportation facility spanning the area from the Mississippi to the Pacific with passenger and mail…
- Cornelia Clark Fortplaced 2000
(February 5, 1919 - March 21, 1943) Born into an affluent Tennessee family, Cornelia Fort attended the Ward-Belmont School in Nashville and graduated…
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All 6 historical markers in Merkel
Historical markers near Merkel
- Buffalo Gap5 stories · 13 mi
- Abilene50 stories · 17 mi
- Sweetwater18 stories · 23 mi
- Anson10 stories · 26 mi
- Winters19 stories · 28 mi
- Crews5 stories · 30 mi
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