Tom Green County
Posted by: 
WalksfarTX
N 31° 24.307 W 100° 26.364
14R E 363164 N 3475395
Pink granite marker with Texas seal on the front and plaque on top.
Waymark Code: WMZAK1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2018
Views: 4
Just off of US-87 on the South side of San Angelo on US-87 access road just North of Loop 306. Easiest to reach by heading South on US-87.
Look for 'Historic Marker' sign, exit & follow as access road curves right.
Marker Number: (probably 3875 or maybe 14847)
Marker Text:
A part of the Miller and Fisher
Grant in 1842
Granted a County March 13, 1874
Organized
January 5, 1875
Named in Honor of
General Thomas Green, 1814-1864
A Veteran of San Jacinto
Member of the
Somervell Expedition
A Confederate Officer
First Mail Routes to the Pacific
Converged here in 1856
County Seat, Ben Ficklin, 1875
San Angelo, Since 1882
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