Dawson County
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 32° 42.094 W 101° 54.961
14S E 226635 N 3621963
1936 Pink Centennial Marker for Dawson County, the round Texas 1936 emblem has been stolen from the front of the marker.
Waymark Code: WM13AWZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ggmorton
Views: 3

Located in small park that has a nice outline of Texas with a star marking the location on the map.
Marker Number: 1183

Marker Text:
Created February 1, 1858. Recreated August 21, 1876 from Bexar Territory. Organized February 13, 1905. Named in honor of Nicholas Mosby Dawson 1808-1842 who fought at the Battle of San Jacinto and fell at Dawson's Massacre. Lamesa, County Seat


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