Details for Granado Mountain

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507018197

Data

Marker Number 18197
Atlas Number 5507018197
Marker Title Granado Mountain
Index Entry Granado Mountain
Address Hwy 17 N
City Fort Davis
County Jeff Davis
UTM Zone 13
UTM Easting 607452
UTM Northing 3386901
Subject Codes mountains and mountain passes
Marker Year 2015
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location One mile north of the junction of Hwy 118 N and Hwy 17 N. Adjacent to "Barry Scobee Mountain" historical marker.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28" with post
Marker Text The 6,076-foot high peak traditionally known as Granado Mountain or La Granada was named for Trinidad Granado (1868-1958), a rancher whose ranch was at the base of the mountain. The original owner was Belgian-born founding settler Anton Diedrick Dutchover who acquired the tract and mountain from the State of Texas in 1876. Dutchover served with Texas troops in the Mexican War and was employed at Fort Davis as a civilian stock herder. Trinidad Granado married Dutchover's third daughter, Dorothea (1872-1943), in 1890 and created the ranch on land he purchased in 1910, six years after Dutchover's death. In 1964, Governor John Connally, through a gubernatorial proclamation, renamed the mountain Barry Scobee Mountain. (2015)

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