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By Steve Gustafson, September 19, 2009
Walker County Marker
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1 ► Texas, Walker County, Huntsville — 12282 — Walker County —  |
| The earliest known inhabitants of this area were the Cenis and Bidai (Bedias) Indians. Spanish explorers began to arrive in 1542, followed by the French in 1687. The area was thinly populated by Spanish and Mexican settlers until the early 1830s . . . — — Map (db m111864) HM | |||
| 2 ► Texas, Walker County, Huntsville — 16106 — Walker County — |
| Formed from Montgomery County Created April 6, 1846 --- Organized July 13, 1846 Named in honor of Robert James Walker, 1801-1869 a distinguished citizen of Mississippi and advocate of the annexation of Texas Renamed Walker County . . . — — Map (db m111861) HM | |||