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Created February 1, 1858. Recreated August 21, 1876. Organized January 13, 1885. Named in honor of Charles Ready Haskell, 1817-1836. A Tennesseean who was shot with Fannin in the massacre at Goliad. Haskell, the county seat. Crossed by Capt. R.B. Marcy in surveying a route to California in 1849. First settlement at Haskell, 1882.
Haskell County is a historical marker in Haskell, Haskell County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 4 historical markers documented in Haskell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 14 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.1586, -99.7335 near Haskell. The nearest cataloged historic site is Haskell County Courthouse (courthouse), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include J.U. Fields Home, Old Railroad Depot, and Josselet Switch.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5207002404. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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