| Marker Number |
4676 |
| Atlas Number |
5421004676 |
| Marker Title |
Sherman County |
| Index Entry |
Sherman County |
| Address |
US 287 |
| City |
Stratford |
| County |
Sherman |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
765510 |
| UTM Northing |
4016836 |
| Subject Codes |
counties; Texas Centennial |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
US 287, E side 0.3 mi. N of CR R. Marker reported damaged (bronze seal missing) Jan. 2013. Replacement in progress. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial highway marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text |
Formed from Young and Bexar Territories; Created August 21, 1876; Organized June 13, 1889; Named in Honor of General Sidney Sherman 1805-1873; Commander of the Left Wing of the Army at the Battle of San Jacinto; Member of the Texas Congress 1842-1843; County Seat, Coldwater, 1889; Stratford, Since 1901 |
