| Marker Number |
6661 |
| Atlas Number |
5113006661 |
| Marker Title |
Crockett, John McClannahan |
| Index Entry |
Crockett, John McClannahan |
| Address |
1201 Marilla St. |
| City |
Dallas |
| County |
Dallas |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
706012 |
| UTM Northing |
3628623 |
| Subject Codes |
municipal official; state official |
| Marker Year |
1995 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Pioneer Park Cemetery, W of Marilla St, N of Dallas Convention Center. Map dot approximate. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
(December 26, 1816 - August 4, 1887) South Carolina native John M. Crockett married Katherine (Kate) Polk in 1837. In 1848 they moved to Dallas where Crockett opened one of the pioneer settlement's first law offices. Crockett served as a state legislator, mayor of Dallas, and meteorological observer for the Smithsonian Institution in the 1850s, and as lt. governor of Texas during its first two years in the Confederacy. A prominent Mason, Crockett also helped establish The Grange in North Texas. Recorded - 1995 |
