Sanderson in Terrell County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Terrell County
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, October 14, 2023
1. Terrell County Marker
Created Organized
April 8,1905 September 19, 1905
Named in honor of
Alexander Watkins Terrell
1827-1912
A distinguished officer in the
Confederate Army
Member of the Texas Legislature
for sixteen years
Sanderson, the county seat
Erected 1936 by Texas Highway Department. (Marker Number 5232.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 8, 1905.
Location. 30° 8.691′ N, 102° 24.405′ W. Marker is in Sanderson, Texas, in Terrell County. It is on West Oak Street (U.S. 90) 0.2 miles east of U.S. 285, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sanderson TX 79848, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in West Texas. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic
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Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sanderson Flash Flood (approx. 0.7 miles away); Terrell County Eagle (approx. 0.7 miles away); General Alexander W. Terrell / Texas in the Civil War (approx. Ύ mile away); El Buen Pastor Methodist Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Baxter's Curve Train Robbery (approx. 10 miles away); Dryden Intermediate Field Site 29 (approx. 13.2 miles away).
Also see . . . Terrell County - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on September 4, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)
Photographed by Brian Anderson, August 31, 2019
2. Terrell County Marker
Photographed by Brian Anderson, August 31, 2019
3. Terrell County Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 446 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 17, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.
