Cedar Springs
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 49.198 W 096° 48.917
14S E 704520 N 3633442
Texas Historical Marker, located in Dallas's Craddock Park, commemorating Cedar Springs as the earliest historic site in Dallas County, explored by William G. Cooke in 1840 as he made his way to the Red River.
Waymark Code: WMEGF6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
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Marker Number: 6647

Marker Text:
Earliest known historic site in Dallas County. Visited in 1840 by Colonel Wm. G. Cooke's preliminary exploration for a route between Austin and Red River. A community also called Cedar Springs, established in this vicinity in 1843 by Dr. John Cole, rivalled Dallas in an election in 1848 for county seat. In 1929, the land was annexed to Dallas. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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