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 G.H. Ragsdale
N 33° 37.958 W 097° 07.617
14S E 673724 N 3722997
Texas Historical Marker in historic Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, TX, commemorating the outstanding career of naturalist, George H. Ragsdale. The marker and grave are very close to the western fence, facing Fair Avenue.
Waymark Code: WMKY3A
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2014
Views: 2
Marker Number: 17486
Marker Text:
(April 1, 1846 - March 25, 1895)
Tennessee native George Henry Ragsdale came to Cooke County in 1867. He was elected to three terms as county surveyor. By observations and a self-taught education, he became an expert naturalist, chiefly in ornithology, small mammals, fossils and geology. Ragsdale acquired hundreds of specimens and bird eggs, donating and selling many to the Smithsonian Institution. He published dozens of articles, contributed to major studies and was cited in other works. Ragsdale had a column in the Gainesville Hesperian with advice on fauna, flora, geology and weather. His legacy is also seen in a fossil oyster (ostrea franklini ragsdalei) and snail (rabdotus dealbatus ragsdalei) named by his contemporaries. (2013)
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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