| Marker Number |
4857 |
| Atlas Number |
5251004857 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Old Picnic Grounds |
| Index Entry |
Picnic Grounds |
| Address |
|
| City |
Cleburne |
| County |
Johnson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
652025 |
| UTM Northing |
3580159 |
| Subject Codes |
camp meetings; parks |
| Marker Year |
1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
201 North Caddo Street, Cleburne (in front of Carnegie Library) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
14" x 24" |
| Marker Text |
Had wood, water. Was used after 1854 start of Camp Henderson (named for land owner-townsite donor) for decisive public meetings. In 1867 Camp Henderson became county seat. Then men at 4th of July picnic here named town "Cleburne", for Civil War commander of many local veterans. |
