Historical Marker
Gose Trees
Historical marker location:
402 W. Walnut, Decatur, Texas
( 402 W. Walnut -Decatur)
Marker installed: 1973
Remnant of bois d'arc hedge which encircled the log cabin of Stephen M. Gose (1824-77), early justice of the peace, blacksmith, and leader of Methodist church, who came to Texas from Missouri in 1859. The spiny trees, planted 1861, served as a barrier against prowling Indians.