Fisher County

Fisher County (HM2CTN)

Location: Roby, TX 79543 Fisher County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 44.727', W 100° 22.647'

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Site of old Indian trail from Mexico to settlements on Texas frontier. In this region in 1856, Colonel Robert E. Lee, then commanding the famed U.S. Second Cavalry (and later General-in-Chief of the Confederate Army), campaigned against the Indians.

County formed from Young and Bexar territories. Created 1876. Settled in 1877. Organized 1886. Named for Samuel Rhoads Fisher (1794-1839), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, Secretary of the Navy in the Republic of Texas, 1836.

Roby, county seat, named for landowners.
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HM NumberHM2CTN
Series This marker is part of the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series
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Year Placed1936
Placed ByState of Texas
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, December 15th, 2018 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 370950 N 3623907
Decimal Degrees32.74545000, -100.37745000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 44.727', W 100° 22.647'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 44' 43.62" N, 100° 22' 38.82" W
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Area Code(s)325
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 109 N Angelo St, Roby TX 79543, US
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