Texas Historical Marker

Gose Trees

Decatur · Wise County · placed 1973

Native History

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Wise County, Texas

The story

Remnant of bois d'arc hedge which encircled the log cabin of Stephen M. Gose (1824-77), early justice of the peace, blacksmith, and leader of Methodist church, who came to Texas from Missouri in 1859. The spiny trees, planted 1861, served as a barrier against prowling Indians.

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Gose Trees

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