Details for Kerr County

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5265002929

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Marker Number 2929
Atlas Number 5265002929
Marker Title Kerr County
Index Entry Kerr County
Address 700 Main St.
City Kerrville
County Kerr
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 486541
UTM Northing 3324030
Subject Codes counties; Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Kerr County Courthouse grounds, southwest entrance facing Main Street
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Texas Centennial highway marker (pink granite)
Marker Text Formed from Bexar County - Created January 26, 1856 - Organized March 22, 1856. Named in honor of James Kerr, 1790-1850; the first American settler on the Guadalupe River; general manager of DeWitt's Colony; signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence; member of the Third Texas Congress. County Seat, Kerrsville (afterwards Kerrville), 1856-1860; Comfort, 1860-1862; Kerrville, since.
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