Ellis County
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 29.245 W 096° 49.482
14S E 704395 N 3596548
1936 pink granite Texas Highway Department marker that provides a brief overview of Ellis County, with a new, more modern top plate that appeared sometime in 2014. Located in a picnic area on the west side of US 77 in Red Oak, TX.
Waymark Code: WMEYT0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Marker Number: 7093

Marker Text:
Created December 20, 1849 From Navarro County Organized August 5, 1850 Named in honor of Richard Ellis, 1781-1846 A Virginian by birth and education Jurist and statesman of Alabama 1813-1825 Moved to Texas in 1825 President of the Constitutional Convention, March 1836 Member, Congress of the Republic of Texas Waxahachie the county seat
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