Historical Marker
City of Caldwell
Historical marker location:
Caldwell, Texas
( On SH 21 & Gray St in front of Public Library Caldwell)
Marker installed: 1967
Founded 1840 by Lewis L. Chiles, a veteran of Battle of San Jacinto. Named for Mathew "Old Paint" Caldwell, Indian fighter and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. This was county seat, Milam County, in 1845; since 1846 county seat of Burleson County.
Home, Burleson County Fair.
(1967).