Stonewall County
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 33° 08.408 W 100° 13.680
14S E 385463 N 3667493
Pink granite marker with Texas seal on the front and plaque on top.
Waymark Code: WM11FFP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/14/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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On the NE corner of the courthouse lawn under a tree that birds like a lot! Very messy location. To get a good picture you would need to bring a bottle of water and a scrub brush.
Marker Number: 5132

Marker Text:
Explored 1541 on behalf of Spain by Francisco de Coronado. Visited by Texans early as the 1840s. Mapped by U.S. Army expedition of Capt. Randolph March, 1849.

Yielded salt for use of early settlers and hunters. Was site of buffalo hunters' capital, Rath City, 1876-1879.

County created in 1876; organized 1888. Named in honor of Confederate General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863), whose courage and fighting skill inspired Texas soldiers in the Civil War.

First county seat, Rayner, replaced 1898 by Aspermont, named for high location.

(1965)
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