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Historical Markers in Cross Plains, Texas

 
Clickable Map of Callahan County, Texas and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Callahan County, TX (44) Brown County, TX (30) Coleman County, TX (36) Eastland County, TX (47) Jones County, TX (35) Shackelford County, TX (59) Taylor County, TX (91)  CallahanCounty(44) Callahan County (44)  BrownCounty(30) Brown County (30)  ColemanCounty(36) Coleman County (36)  EastlandCounty(47) Eastland County (47)  JonesCounty(35) Jones County (35)  ShackelfordCounty(59) Shackelford County (59)  TaylorCounty(91) Taylor County (91)
Baird is the county seat for Callahan County
Cross Plains is in Callahan County
      Callahan County (44)  
ADJACENT TO CALLAHAN COUNTY
      Brown County (30)  
      Coleman County (36)  
      Eastland County (47)  
      Jones County (35)  
      Shackelford County (59)  
      Taylor County (91)  
 
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1 Texas, Callahan County, Cross Plains — 1080 — Cottonwood Bank and Post Office
On Farm to Market Road 1079 at County Road 429, on the left when traveling west on Road 1079.
W.F. Griffin opened a bank about 1911 in this small frame building. With Griffin as a director, Paul Ramsey served as the first president. His duties included teller, cashier, loan officer and custodian. When the railroad bypassed Cottonwood, . . . Map (db m79976) HM
2 Texas, Callahan County, Cross Plains — 17769 — Cross Plains Cemetery
Near Chestnut Street south of SW First Street.
Situated on a flat area near the edge of town, the Cross Plains Cemetery is the final resting place for the town’s key leaders and families. The land, originally granted to James Knight, one of Stephen F. Austin’s original colonists, for service in . . . Map (db m79908) HM
3 Texas, Callahan County, Cross Plains — 1995 — Fort Mason-Camp Cooper Military Road
On Southwest Fifth Street (State Highway 36) 0.2 miles west of South Comal Street, on the left when traveling west.
1 mile east to Fort Mason-Camp Cooper Military Road Route for U.S. 2nd Cavalry and supplies from San Antonio to Fort Mason (about 100 mi. S. of here) to Camp Cooper (about 65 mi. N.) in campaigns of 1851-1861 against Plains Indians. Great . . . Map (db m69236) HM
4 Texas, Callahan County, Cross Plains — 1995 — Fort Mason-Camp Cooper Military Road
On Southwest Fifth Street (State Highway 36) 0.2 miles west of South Comal Street.
1 mile east to Fort Mason-Camp Cooper Military Road Route for U.S. 2nd Cavalry and supplies from San Antonio to Fort Mason (about 100 miles south of here) to Camp Cooper (about 65 miles north) in campaigns of 1851-1861 against Plains . . . Map (db m73345) HM
5 Texas, Callahan County, Cross Plains — 22560 — Home of Robert E. Howard
On SW Fifth Street (State Highway 36) at Mesquite Street, on the right when traveling east on SW Fifth Street.
Adventure and fantasy writer (and creator of Conan) Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) moved in 1919 to this homesite with his parents, Dr. Isaac and Hester (Ervin) Howard. Robert E. Howard wrote hundreds of stories, spanning several genres, and . . . Map (db m201980) HM
6 Texas, Callahan County, Cross Plains — 17045 — Old Cottonwood Cemetery
Near County Road 192 east of County Road 429.
For his military service with the Republic of Texas, George Washington Glasscock, Sr. (1810-68) received a land grant incorporating the future settlement of Cottonwood. His will conveyed this land to his daughter, Sarah Jane Glasscock Hall, whose . . . Map (db m79977) HM
7 Texas, Callahan County, Cross Plains — 4764 — Site of Cottonwood Springs
On Farm to Market Road 1079, 0.1 miles east of County Road 429, on the right when traveling east.
After Indians on High Plains were subdued (1874) by Gen. R.S. MacKenzie, settlers started to pour into this area, where they found abundant game, water, and good soil for ranching, farming. Cottonwood Springs, at head of Green Briar Creek, was one . . . Map (db m79978) HM
 
 
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Apr. 25, 2024