Details for Cooke County

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5097001053

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Marker Number 1053
Atlas Number 5097001053
Marker Title Cooke County
Index Entry Cooke County
Address 1519 W. California
City Gainesville
County Cooke
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 671229
UTM Northing 3722050
Subject Codes counties
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location East of Elm Fork Bridge on SH 51, in Moffett Park, Gainesville.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker
Marker Text Created March 20, 1848. Organized March 10, 1849. Named in honor of William G. Cooke 1808-1847. Captain of the "New Orleans Greys," 1835; Assistant Inspector General at San Jacinto, 1836; member of the Santa Fe Expedition, 1841; Secretary of War and Marine, 1845; Adjutant General, 1846-1847; County Seat, Gainesville. 1964

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