Cuero in DeWitt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Charles Goodwin Breeden
(January 27, 1860 - December 30, 1925)
Photographed by Dave W, March 12, 2022
1. Charles Goodwin Breeden Marker
A native of Victoria, Charles G. Breeden came to Cuero at age 15 to work on the "Weekly Star" newspaper. He made Cuero his permanent home and became an influential business and civic leader. A prominent south Texas merchant, he was a partner in the Breeden Brothers Company and the Breeden-Runge Wholesale Company. Charles Breeden married Mabel Claire Hall in 1915, and they were the parents of two daughters.
Erected 1991 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 815.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 29° 5.694′ N, 97° 16.718′ W. Marker is in Cuero, Texas, in DeWitt County. It is on Cemetery Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 717 Cemetery Rd, Cuero TX 77954, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country. 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, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Judge Henry Clay Pleasants (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas M. Stell (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hillside Cemetery (about 600 feet away); Cuero (approx. 0.4 miles away); DeWitt County Monument (approx. half a mile away); The Bates-Sheppard House (approx. half a mile away); First Presbyterian Church of Cuero (approx. 0.6 miles away); James Norman Smith (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cuero.
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Photographed by Dave W, March 12, 2022
2. Charles Goodwin Breeden Marker
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