Details for Tom Green County

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507014847

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Marker Number 14847
Atlas Number 5507014847
Marker Title Tom Green County
Index Entry Tom Green County
Address S. Bryant Blvd.
City San Angelo
County Tom Green
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 363164
UTM Northing 3475395
Subject Codes counties
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location S. Bryant Blvd. (SH 306) frontage road, north side between US 87 and Ben Ficklin Road
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Texas Centennial highway marker (pink granite)
Marker Text A part of the Miller and Fisher Grant in 1842. Created a county March 13, 1874. Organized January 5, 1875. Named in honor of General Thomas Green, 1814-1864. A veteran of San Jacinto. Member of the Somervell Expedition. A Confederate officer. First mail routes to the Pacific converged here in 1858. County seat, Ben Ficklin, 1875. San Angelo, since 1882

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