Historic plaque - Nolan County
Description:
Photograph of a historic plaque in Sweetwater, Texas. It reads: "Nomadic Indians crossed this region before Anglo-American pioneers arrived here in the 1870s. The first settlers were buffalo hunters such as I. S. (Tuck) Focht, who later became a rancher and businessman, and cattlemen such as Confederate veteran John R. Lewis. Created in 1876, Nolan County was one of 54 counties carved from Bexar Territory. It was named for Philip Nolan (1771 - 1801), an Irish-born adventurer who came to Texas t…
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Date:
August 7, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
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Location:
32.4725756608101 -100.40798283832049
Partner:
UNT Libraries