Details for Callahan County

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5059000634

Data

Marker Number 634
Atlas Number 5059000634
Marker Title Callahan County
Index Entry Callahan County
Address
City Baird
County Callahan
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 462826
UTM Northing 3584251
Subject Codes counties
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location front lawn of Courthouse, Baird; on US 20 Business
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite)
Marker Text Formed from Bexar Territory, created February 1, 1858; recreated August 21, 1876; organized July 3, 1877. Named in Honor of James H. Callahan, 1812-1856 soldier in the Texas Revolution, captain of the Texas Rangers. County Seat, Callahan City, 1877; Belle Plain, 1877-1883; Baird, since two early military roads, the Chisholm Trail, and the first government telegraph line traversed this region.

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