| Marker Number |
2416 |
| Atlas Number |
5337002416 |
| Marker Title |
Head of Elm (Saint Jo) |
| Index Entry |
Head of Elm (Saint Jo) |
| Address |
US 82, (south side of square) |
| City |
Saint Jo |
| County |
Montague |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
637015 |
| UTM Northing |
3729232 |
| Subject Codes |
railroads; roads; land surveys, land companies, promotional towns; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
On US 82 (south side of square) in Saint Jo. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
|
| Marker Text |
1849-Capt. Randolph B. Marcy U.S. Government Survey Trip; 1854-Capt. John Pope Surveying proposed Federal Railroad; 1855-U.S. 2nd Cavalry Under Col. Albert Sidney Johnson en route to establish Texas Frontier forts, reported settlement here; 1857-Col. James B. Llach Heading "corn train" to Fort Belknap; 1860-First U.S. Post Office John W. Womble Post Master; 1873-Saint Jo Founded On site by Capt. I.H. Boggess & I.A. Bowell. (1964) |
