Details for Gose Trees

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5497002231

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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.

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