Historical Markers in Edwards County, Texas
Camp Fawcett
Clinton LaFayette Smith
Dixie Settlement
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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.~ Texas random facts