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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM291V_site-of-town-of-cuthbert_Colorado-City-TX.html
Founded in 1890 by D.T. Bozeman, teacher and merchant, on a Main Wagon Road, 16 miles northwest of Colorado (City).
Town was named for Bozeman's neighbor, T.T. Cuthbertson, first Postmaster was Mrs. Bozeman. A good well by Bozeman's General St…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM291T_handley-cemetery_Colorado-City-TX.html
Site given by John J. Handley (1842-1935), Confederate veteran who settled here in 1892, after living earlier in Georgia and in Smith and Comanche Counties, Texas. A farmer, he lived to see agriculture rival ranching.
Teville (named for "T" Ju…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23ZX_campsite-of-the-marcy-expedition_Colorado-City-TX.html
At a grove of mesquite and wild china trees by a creek near here, Capt. R. B. Marcy's expedition camped Oct. 7, 1849, while blazing the famous Marcy Trail. They saw nothing deadlier than quail and wild turkeys in the area, but the next day, traged…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E4D_seven-wells_Colorado-City-TX.html
This area, now covered by Lake Champion, was once the site of springs that originated from underground water which also supplied Champion Creek. They were called "wells" because the Seven Spring Basins closely resembled man-made wells.
Buffalo …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E4C_buffalo-trails_Colorado-City-TX.html
These tracks, originally formed in soft dirt, are taken from an ancient buffalo trail which once guided herds to water at Champion Creek (6 miles south).
Thousands of buffalo running single file pounded trails like this deep into the ground. Wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E41_ruddick-park_Colorado-City-TX.html
Given to city 1929 in memory of pioneer William Penn Ruddick, farmer and dairyman, and Mrs. Ruddick.
History was made here even before Ruddick arrived, however. In 1840 Colonel John Henry Moore and 90 Indian fighters wiped out a Comanche villag…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E40_comanche-village-massacre_Colorado-City-TX.html
In this vicinityon a bank of the ColoradoOctober 21, 1840a Comanche Indian villagewas completely destroyed and muchstolen property recoveredincluding 500 horses128 Indians were killed34 were capturedThe expedition commanded byColonel John Henry Mo…