Crane County
Historical marker location:
US 385, Crane, Texas
( US 385, west side, picnic area 1.2 miles south of FM 1233. Marker inscription reported difficult to read.)
Marker installed: 1936
Marker size: 1936 Texas Centennial highway marker (pink granite)
Formed from Tom Green County
Created February 26, 1887
Organized September 3, 1927.
Named in honor of
William Carey Crane
1816-1885.
A Baptist minister
President of Baylor University
1863-1885
Crane, The County Seat
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