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Formed from Bexar Territory. Created August 21, 1876. Organized March 15, 1892. Named for Andrew Briscoe 1810-1849. Defender of Texas liberty at the Battle of Concepcion, the capture of Bexar and the Battle of San Jacinto. Chief Justice of Harris County. Silverton is the county seat.
Briscoe County is a historical marker in Silverton, Briscoe County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 15 historical markers documented in Briscoe County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 18 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.4739, -101.3033 near Silverton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Miner Crawford (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Briscoe County Jail, First Methodist Church of Silverton, and Pleasant Lafayette Crawford House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5045000512. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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