Details for De Witt County

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5123001189

Data

Marker Number 1189
Atlas Number 5123001189
Marker Title De Witt County
Index Entry De Witt County
Address
City Yorktown
County DeWitt
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 646614
UTM Northing 3206963
Subject Codes counties
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location East limit to Yorktown SH 72
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size Pink centennial highway marker
Marker Text Created March 24, 1846 from Gonzales, Victoria and Goliad counties; organized July 13, 1846, with Cameron as the county seat. Named in honor of Green De Witt, a Texas Empresario born in Kentucky February 12, 1787. Died in Mexico, May 18, 1835.

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