Details for Sod House Spring

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507013832

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Marker Number 13832
Atlas Number 5507013832
Marker Title Sod House Spring
Index Entry Sod House Spring
Address CR 172
City Earth
County Lamb
UTM Zone 13
UTM Easting 739574
UTM Northing 3776480
Subject Codes
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location 5 mi. S on FM 1055, 1 mi. E on CR 172
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite)
Marker Text Indian camp and watering place. Took its name from first sod house built in 1876 by George and John Causey and Frank Lloyd, buffalo hunters. First permanent settlement in this region. In 1882 a cow camp was established at this point by Estes brothers who grazed cattle in the vicinity until the property was acquired by the Capitol Syndicate. Erected by the State of Texas - 1936

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