| Marker Number |
6628 |
| Atlas Number |
5073006628 |
| Marker Title |
In the Present County of Cherokee |
| Index Entry |
In the Present County of Cherokee |
| Address |
CR 2603 |
| City |
Alto |
| County |
Cherokee |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
305992 |
| UTM Northing |
3501749 |
| Subject Codes |
Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
CR 2603, E side of the road, 0.9 mi. E of US 69 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Was the home of the exalted grand xinesi - chief priest and custodian of the sacred fire of the Hasinai Confederacy of Indians. If fire was allowed to die out, it was his duty to carry more fire with proper ceremony to their homes to be rekindled. It was to the Hainai -- the principal tribe of this Confederacy, that the word "Texas" was generally applied. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
