Gainesville in Cooke County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

F.M. Dougherty

(February 13, 1826 - December 27, 1895)

Photographed by Jack Frye, December 10, 2021

1. F.M. Dougherty Marker

Inscription.

Alabama native Francis Marion Dougherty came to Texas in the 1840s, moving to Gainesville in 1858. Following service in the Civil War, where he saw action in the Red River Campaign of western Louisiana, he returned to Cooke County and worked as a merchant. Elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1879 and again in 1881, he worked on a number of important issues, including fence law, county boundaries, agriculture and railroad development. He was also a Gainesville banker and businessman, leading the board of trade, which helped develop the county fair.
Recorded – 2003

Erected 2003 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15277.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 33° 37.841′ N, 97° 7.52′ W. Marker is in Gainesville, Texas, in Cooke County. It is on South Rusk. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 South Rusk, Gainesville TX 76240, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

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 of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William Owen Davis (a few steps from this marker); J.D. “Ikard” Sugg (a few steps from this marker); Fairview Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); James Menees Lindsay (about 500 feet away); Joseph Weldon Bailey (about 500 feet away); G.H. Ragsdale (approx. 0.2 miles away); Butterfield Overland Stage Line (approx. 0.7 miles away); Civil War Dissent In North Texas (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gainesville.

Regarding F.M. Dougherty. the fifty-foot-tall obelisk may have been the Washington Monument representation in the Columbian Exposition at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. F.M. Dougherty's son, William, purchased this monument

Photographed by Jack Frye, December 10, 2021

2. F.M. Dougherty Marker

at some point in the late 1800s and placed it here.

Photographed by Jack Frye, December 10, 2021

3. F.M. Dougherty Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 476 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 11, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.