Crowell in Foard County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Robert L. Foard

1831 – 1898

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 7, 2015

1. Robert L. Foard Marker

Inscription.

County named for
Texas Confederate Officer
Robert L. Foard
1831 – 1898

Came to Texas from Maryland 1853. Prominent pioneer lawyer and citizen. Lt. Columbus Grays Texas Militia Co. 1861. Confederate Major 13th Texas Infantry Regiment, which successfully guarded portion Texas coast against raiding parties from Union blockading vessels. 13th stationed 7 weeks 1863 Brashear City La. as part campaign to prevent split south by loss Mississippi River. Returned to coast duty until war’s end.

A Memorial to Texans
Who Served the Confederacy

Erected 1963 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 4298.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.

Location. 33° 59.024′ N, 99° 43.488′ W. Marker is in Crowell, Texas, in Foard County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 6) and Commerce Street (U.S. 70), on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Marker is located in the northwest corner of the grounds of the Foard County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crowell TX 79227, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

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 Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker

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, measured as the crow flies: Foard Co (a few steps from this marker); Foard County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); First Officials of Foard County (a few steps from this marker); Pease River Battlefield (approx. 0.2 miles away); Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Christian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crowell Schools (approx. half a mile away); In Memory of Foard County War Dead (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crowell.

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 7, 2015

2. Robert L. Foard Marker

View to South from Marker Location image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 7, 2015

3. View to South from Marker Location

Marker is in center foreground of photo

Foard County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 7, 2015

4. Foard County Courthouse

View to east from Main Street (State Highway 6)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 830 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 11, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.