Details for Pecos County

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5371003973

Data

Marker Number 3973
Atlas Number 5371003973
Marker Title Pecos County
Index Entry
Address US 385
City Fort Stockton
County Pecos
UTM Zone 13
UTM Easting 704852
UTM Northing 3419715
Subject Codes counties
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location US 385, east side of Fort Stockton, 0.4 mi. E of Gatlin St.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite)
Marker Text Formed from Presidio County, created May 3, 1871. Organized March 9, 1875. On March 9, 1875, the following county officers were elected: George M. Frazer, Chief Justice. Cesario Torres, Commissioner. Francis Rooney, Commissioner. Hipolito Carrasco, Commissioner. Martin Huffmann, Commissioner. Fort Stockton, County Seat. Oil was discovered in the Yates field in 1926.

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