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CEDAR SPRINGS Earliest known historic site in Dallas County Visited in 1840 by Colonel Wm. G. Cooke's preliminary exploration for a route between Austin and Red River. A community also called Cedar Springs, established in this vicinity in 1843 by Dr. John Cole, rivalled Dallas in an election in 1848 for county seat. In 1929, the land was annexed to Dallas.
Cedar Springs is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 348 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 531 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.8189, -96.8205 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cedar Springs (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Reichenstein Home, Stephen J. Hay School, and The Crossroads.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006647. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Cedar Springs” names 2 distinct records in Dallas County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1936 in Dallas. The others:
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