The Malakoff Man
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 08.845 W 096° 05.656
14S E 774072 N 3560475
Texas Historical Marker noting the discovery of prehistoric carvings, dubbed "The Malakoff Men," near here in 1929, 1935, and 1939. This marker is located on the south side of TX 31, near the western city limit of Trinidad, TX.
Waymark Code: WMN8A3
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/18/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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The Texas Historical Marker for The Trinity River stands right next to this one.
Marker Number: 10366

Marker Text:
A sandstone image of a human head -- carved by prehistoric men -- was found near here in 1929 by workmen of Texas Clay Products Company. It was dug from gravel pit now under Cedar Creek Lake. The carving weighed 98 pounds, was 16 by 14 inches, with eyes 2½ inches wide. First stone was found at depth of 16½ feet. Two similar images were unearthed in same area in 1935 and 1939. Archaeologists date Malakoff "Men" as many thousands of years old. Found near the images were fossil remains of extinct horse, elephant, camel species. Images now in Texas Memorial Museum. (1967)
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