Historical Marker
Carlton-Johnson-Proffitt Grave
Historical marker location:
US 380, West of Newcastle, Newcastle, Texas
( US 380, 8 mi west of Newcastle, Roadside Area.)
Marker installed: 1964
In memory of Patrick Euell Proffitt, Rice Carlton, and Rueben Johnson, three 19 year old boys killed in one of the Elm Creek Indian raids, July 17, 1867.