Marker Inscription
(December 26, 1816 - August 4, 1887) South Carolina native John M. Crockett married Katherine (Kate) Polk in 1837. In 1848 they moved to Dallas where Crockett opened one of the pioneer settlement's first law offices. Crockett served as a state legislator, mayor of Dallas, and meteorological observer for the Smithsonian Institution in the 1850s, and as lt. governor of Texas during its first two years in the Confederacy. A prominent Mason, Crockett also helped establish The Grange in North Texas. Recorded - 1995
About this site
John McClannahan Crockett is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1995. It is one of 352 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 574 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7760, -96.8002 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pioneer Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Darnell, Nicholas Henry, Fowler, Juliette Abbey Peak, and Latimer, James W..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006661. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
