| Marker Number |
964 |
| Atlas Number |
5043000964 |
| Marker Title |
Colonel Lewis Given Harman |
| Index Entry |
Harman, Lewis Given, Colonel |
| Address |
|
| City |
Marathon |
| County |
Brewster |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
673366 |
| UTM Northing |
3343125 |
| Subject Codes |
county official; state official; Civil War; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1964 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Marathon, take US 90 about 1 mi. east to junction of US 90 with US 385 N. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
(1818-1902) Typical of those who served the South and then moved into new counties of Western Texas. Surveyor, Indian agent, soldier, legislator, Justice of the Peace. Born in Tennessee. Moved to Texas 1838. Fought in Mexican War. Though 43 when Civil War began, immediately joined 11th Texas Cavalry, in swift 1861 campaign to place Confederate forts in Indian Territory. Was Post Commander, Fort Arbuckle, I.T., June to August 1861. Civic leader in Marathon after its founding in 1882. Had town's first Masonic funeral. |
