Details for Knox County

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5275002970

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Marker Number 2970
Atlas Number 5275002970
Marker Title Knox County
Index Entry Knox County
Address 100 W. Cedar St.
City Benjamin
County Knox
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 426426
UTM Northing 3716264
Subject Codes counties
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Knox County Courthouse grounds, E side facing S. Hinton St. (SH 6)
Private Property
Marker Condition
Marker Size 1936 Texas Centennial - highway marker (pink granite)
Marker Text Formed from Young and Bexar Territories. Created February 1, 1858. Recreated August 21, 1876. Organized March 20, 1886. Named in honor of General Henry Knox, 1759-1806. Major General of the Continental Army, 1781, Secretary of War, 1785-1794. Benjamin, the county seat.

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