Details for Gose Trees
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5497002231
Data
| Marker Number | 2231 |
| Atlas Number | 5497002231 |
| Marker Title | Gose Trees |
| Index Entry | Gose Trees |
| Address | 402 W. Walnut |
| City | Decatur |
| County | Wise |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 631442 |
| UTM Northing | 3678209 |
| Subject Codes | lumber topics; Botany |
| Marker Year | 1973 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | 402 W. Walnut -Decatur |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
| Marker Text | Remnant of bois d'arc hedge which encircled the log cabin of Stephen M. Gose (1824-77), early justice of the peace, blacksmith, and leader of Methodist church, who came to Texas from Missouri in 1859. The spiny trees, planted 1861, served as a barrier against prowling Indians. |