Wood County
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 45.875 W 095° 27.711
15S E 269385 N 3627872
A 1936 Texas Highway Department Marker stands in a roadside pullout -- it may have been a park at one time -- on the east side of TX 37, southwest of Quitman, providing a little bit of information about Wood County and its namesake.
Waymark Code: WMPY7J
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Marker Number: 13409

Marker Text:
Created February 5, 1850 Organized August 5, 1850 Named in Honor of George T. Wood 1815-1856 Member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas An officer in the Mexican War Governor of Texas 1847-1849 Quitman, the county seat
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