Historical Markers in
Edwards County, Texas

Camp Fawcett Clinton LaFayette Smith Dixie Settlement Edwards County Edwards County Edwards County Courthouse First Baptist Church of Barksdale First Baptist Church of Rocksprings First Methodist Church of Rocksprings Gilmer Hotel Headquarters, American Angora Goat Breeders' Assn. Hough-Haven Jess L. Hankins and King P-234 Mackenzie Trail Old Carson Store Rocksprings Cemetery Rocksprings Telephone Company Site of Nix Mill Site of Ranch of the Thurmans of Kickapoo Site of Rocksprings' First School Building Stopping Place on the Fort Clark-Fort McKavett Military Road The "Chaparral" The Pioneer Coalsons The Rock Spring Thurman Cemetery Turner-Davis Ranch

In the late 19th century, Texas became known for its cattle drives, in which cowboys would move herds of cattle from Texas to railheads in Kansas and other northern states. The cattle drives were dangerous and difficult work, but they played a key role in the development of the American cattle industry.

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