| Marker Number |
14025 |
| Atlas Number |
5507014025 |
| Marker Title |
Cimmaron (Persimmon) Springs |
| Index Entry |
Cimmaron (Persimmon) Springs |
| Address |
|
| City |
Archer City |
| County |
Archer |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
531660 |
| UTM Northing |
3708170 |
| Subject Codes |
water topics |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
7 mi. S on roadside park on SH 79 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
(Four miles east off Cowan Road) The natural springs that flow near this site first appeared on early maps of the area as Cimmaron Springs. European immigrants who settled here in the early 1890s were unfamiliar with the word cimmaron and called it Persimmon Springs. The water source served early Native Americans, settlers and military parties and was a factor in settlement patterns and immigration routes. A garden spot in the midst of a dry, windy area, Cimmaron (Persimmon) Springs has been a well-known landmark since the earliest days of occupation in Archer County. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986 |
