| Marker Number |
4977 |
| Atlas Number |
5425004977 |
| Marker Title |
Somervell County |
| Index Entry |
Somervell County |
| Address |
Elm Street |
| City |
Glen Rose |
| County |
Somervell |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
617239 |
| UTM Northing |
3567157 |
| Subject Codes |
counties; Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Somervell County Courthouse grounds. 1965 bronze plaque replaced 1936 original. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text |
Named for Alexander Somervell (1796-1854), native of Maryland, veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto, secretary of War under Texas President David G. Burnet; commanded the 1842 Somervell Expedition seeking to end Mexican invasions of Texas Republic. Region was in old Brazos Land District. Home of Wacos and other Indians. First white settler was Charles Barnard, 1848. First cotton crop and first tannery were introduced during Civil War, 1861-1865. Created from land in south end of Hood County and organized in 1875; Glen Rose (founded as Barnard's Mill), county seat. (1965) |
