Bowie in Montague County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Montague County

Photographed By Mark Hilton, June 26, 2018

1. Montague County Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Created December 24, 1857
Organized August 2, 1858
Named in honor of
Daniel Montague
1798-1876
Pioneer Texas surveyor
and Indian fighter
Commander of a company
in the Mexican War

Montague, County Seat

Erected 1936 by the State of Texas. (Marker Number 3437.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, Mexican-American • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is August 2, 1858.

Location. 33° 33.836′ N, 97° 51.422′ W. Marker is in Bowie, Texas, in Montague County. Marker can be reached from U.S. 81 south of Adkins Street when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bowie TX 76230, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Home County of Governor James V. Allred (within shouting distance of this marker); First National Bank of Bowie (approx. 0.6 miles away); Elmwood Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); United Methodist Church of Montague

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(approx. 10.4 miles away); Montague Pioneer Memorial (approx. 10½ miles away); 1927 Montague County Jail (approx. 10½ miles away); Montague County Courthouse (approx. 10½ miles away); Montague Cemetery (approx. 10.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bowie.

Also see . . . Texas State Historical Association on Montague County. (Submitted on July 5, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Montague County red granite monument. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, June 26, 2018

2. Montague County red granite monument.

Montague County Marker in Meyers Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, June 26, 2018

3. Montague County Marker in Meyers Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 274 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.