Historical Markers in Newcastle, Texas

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• Camp Belknap, C.S.A.placed 1963

  Confederate frontier post Camp Belknap located this vicinity. Local soldiers, determined to guard edge of settlement against Indian raids, Union…

• Colonel William C. Youngplaced 1963

  (1812-1862) Tennessee lawyer, U.S. Marshall, frontier Texas Ranger, Annexation Convention member 1845, colonel Mexican War.

• Harmonson Ranchoplaced 1982

  Kentucky native Peter Harmonson (1797-1865) came to Texas in 1845 as a settler in the Peters Colony.

• Indian Raid on Elm Creek, CSAplaced 1964

  Indian troubles continually plagued the Texas frontier in the Civil War, with great loss in lives and property.

• Joseph Alfred Woolfolkplaced 1993

  A native of Kentucky, Joseph Alfred Woolfolk (1836-1918) earned a law degree from the University of Louisville in 1856.

• Proffitt Cemeteryplaced 1990

  Members of the Robert Smith Proffitt family came to this area about 1862 and established homes.

All 16 historical markers in Newcastle

• Butterfield Overland Stages1936
• Camp Belknap, C.S.A.1963
• Colonel William C. Young1963
• Common Grave1966
• Harmonson Rancho1982
• Indian Raid on Elm Creek, CSA1964
• Joseph Alfred Woolfolk1993
• Major Robert S. Neighbors1967
• Military Road (Ft. Belknap-Ft Worth)1936
• Military Road (Ft. Belknap-Ft. Phantom Hill)1936
• Military Road (Ft. Belknap-San Antonio)1936
• Old Fort Belknap Powder Magazine1962
• Proffitt Cemetery1990
• Site of Camp Van Camp1936
• Tonkawa Scouts, C.S.A.1964
• Two Miles Southwest to Fort Belknap1936

Historical markers near Newcastle

• Graham26 stories · 10 mi
• Throckmorton8 stories · 27 mi
• Archer City14 stories · 30 mi
• Breckenridge17 stories · 30 mi
• Graford6 stories · 30 mi
• Seymour10 stories · 35 mi

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