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 Captain J. J. Cureton, C.S.A. Posted by:  jackrock
N 32° 03.288 W 097° 44.966
14S E 618056 N 3547193
Located in an historic park right off Hwy 144 in Walnut Springs, Bosque County.
Waymark Code: WM83HJ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2010
Views: 7
Marker Number: 717
Marker Text:
(1826-1881) Indian fighter, lawman and rancher. Settled on the Palo Pinto County frontier, 1854. Led neighbors in defending homes during Indian raids. In 1860 helped rescue Cynthia Ann Parker, who had been taken 24 years before by Comanches. Captain in frontier troops during Civil War, defending northwest Texas from Indians and northern invasion. Camp Cureton, Archer County C.S.A. outpost, was named for him. Sheriff of Bosque County, 1876-80. Grave is on Flat Top Ranch, near here. (1964)
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