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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26PN_tom-green-county_San-Angelo-TX.html
A part of the Miller and Fisher Grant in 1842
Created a County March 13, 1874
Organized January 5, 1875
Named in honor of
General Thomas Green, 1814-1864
A veteran of San Jacinto
Member of the
Somervell Expedition
A Confederate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26PM_site-of-ben-ficklin_San-Angelo-TX.html
An early stage stand named in honor of Major Ben Ficklin, 1820 - 1870. A noted frontiersman, mail and stage contractor, who assisted in establishing the Pony Express. He carried the first message from the first governor of California to the govern…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26PL_major-ben-ficklin-c-s-a_San-Angelo-TX.html
Called Mystery Man of the Confederacy. Educated at Virginia Military Institute. At age 18 served as corporal in Mexican War. In 1850's worked with stagecoach and mail lines from Missouri to San Francisco. Helped to start the Pony Express line in 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26PK_ben-ficklin-cemetery_San-Angelo-TX.html
Replaced older burial plot at nearby settlement of Ben Ficklin, after flood of Aug. 24, 1882, washed away the town and inundated the cemetery, exposing many graves. Charles B. Metcalfe, nephew of Col. Francis C. Taylor, founder of Ben Ficklin, sel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26OS_john-r-sarge-nasworthy_San-Angelo-TX.html
Colorful pioneer and Texas Ranger who helped to create civilization and institutions of West Texas. Owned ranch land on which today is situated Lake Nasworthy - first conservation lake in this area.
Born in Georgia. Served 1864-1865 in Confeder…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26OR_knickerbocker_San-Angelo-TX.html
Attracted by irrigable land and the available water supply in Dove Creek, farmers, sheepmen, and cattlemen came to this area in the 1870s. First to arrive were the Baze brothers, who dug an irrigation ditch in 1875 to grow melons and hay for nearb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26OQ_knickerbocker-schools_San-Angelo-TX.html
Education for children in southwestern Tom Green County was available at Knickerbocker schools as early as 1877. The Baze Subscription School, built by A.P. Baze (1833-1880) on his farm two miles north of Knickerbocker. Operated from 1877 to 1889,…