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

Forestburg

 
 
Forestburg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Morgan Petermann, November 20, 2024
1. Forestburg Marker
Inscription. Established after the Civil War, in memory of its pioneers who battled with the Indians, endured hardships and conquered the soil that civilization might live.
 
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 1943.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.
 
Location. 33° 31.834′ N, 97° 33.406′ W. Marker is in Forestburg, Texas, in Montague County. It is on Farm to Market Road 455 south of Gainesville Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16860 Farm to Market Rd 455, Forestburg TX 76239, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. 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 Comancherνa, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Perryman Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); Uz Community (approx. 3.6 miles away); Butterfield Overland Stage Line Crossing (approx. 4.7 miles away); The Phillips House (approx. 11.2 miles away); Greenwood Masonic Lodge #779 (approx. 11.4 miles away); Greenwood (approx. 11½ miles away); Head of Elm (approx. 11.6 miles away); Stonewall Saloon (approx. 11.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Forestburg.
 
Forestburg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Morgan Petermann, November 20, 2024
2. Forestburg Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2024, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. This page has been viewed 384 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 20, 2024, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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