Details for Chalybeate Springs
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5067009813
Data
| Marker Number | 9813 |
| Atlas Number | 5067009813 |
| Marker Title | Chalybeate Springs |
| Index Entry | Chalybeate Springs |
| Address | |
| City | Hughes Springs |
| County | Cass |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 347675 |
| UTM Northing | 3652517 |
| Subject Codes | water topics |
| Marker Year | 1969 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Spring Park on 3rd St. (between Ward and Harrison St.) |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
| Marker Text | (Pronounced "KA LIB E ATE) Discovered in 1839 by brothers Reece and Robert Hughes (from Alabama) while looking for pirate gold. springs derive name from iron salts in water. In 1847 Reece Hughes (1811-1893), wealthy planter who later built iron foundry, started the first town of Hughes Springs here. |