| Marker Number |
5007 |
| Atlas Number |
5267005007 |
| Marker Title |
The Killing of Sam Speer |
| Index Entry |
Speer, Sam, The Killing of |
| Address |
US 377 |
| City |
Junction |
| County |
Kimble |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
426136 |
| UTM Northing |
3376074 |
| Subject Codes |
pioneers; Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
US 377, E side, 0.1 mi. N of Airport Rd., near entrance to Stevenson Community Center |
| Private Property |
|
| Marker Condition |
|
| Marker Size |
14" x 24" |
| Marker Text |
(8/10 mi. W., Hwy. 290; and 200 yds. S.) On Dec. 24, 1876, a band of Indians killed Sam Speer, only 17 years of age, who was driving in horses near here. A 50-caliber gun his brother was using failed to fire. This was the last Indian murder in Kimble County. Speer is buried in the North Llano Cemetery. (1967) |
