Details for Schleicher County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5413004405
Data
| Marker Number | 4405 |
| Atlas Number | 5413004405 |
| Marker Title | Schleicher County |
| Index Entry | Schleicher County |
| Address | US 277 |
| City | Eldorado |
| County | Schleicher |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 348549 |
| UTM Northing | 3418416 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | US 277, E side 2.3 mi. N of Eldorado in picnic area. Marker reported damaged Jan. 2008 (missing bronze plaque and bronze seal; pink granite block remains). |
| Private Property | |
| Marker Condition | |
| Marker Size | 1936 Texas Centennial - highway marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | Formed from Crockett County. Created April 1, 1887. Organized July 9, 1901. Named in honor of Gustav Schleicher, 1823-1879. Pioneer German settler, member of the Texas Legislature, member of the United States Congress. County seat, Eldorado. First bale of cotton, 1904. |