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Near Baird in Callahan County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Site of John D. Merchant Home

 
 
Site of John D. Merchant Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, November 14, 2014
1. Site of John D. Merchant Home Marker
Inscription. This building was the early home of the Merchant family, who later moved to Abilene. Clabe Merchant, twin-brother of John Merchant, becoming the founder of Abilene and naming it after the town in Kansas, at the end of the cattle trail at that time.

Actual location – one mile north
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
 
Location. 32° 18.652′ N, 99° 21.654′ W. Marker is near Baird, Texas, in Callahan County. Marker is on County Road 471, 0.4 miles east of County Road 483, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baird TX 79504, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Belle Plain (here, next to this marker); Site of Belle Plaine College (here, next to this marker); William Jeff Maltby (approx. 1.7 miles away); Belle Plaine Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Belle Plaine Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Admiral Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Admiral Baptist Church (approx. 4 miles away); Site of Callahan City (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baird.
 
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Belle Plain Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, November 14, 2014
2. Belle Plain Markers
View to West Along County Road 471 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, November 14, 2014
3. View to West Along County Road 471
View to East Along County Road 471 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, November 14, 2014
4. View to East Along County Road 471
Markers are located at bend of County Road 471
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 480 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 22, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.

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