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(1824 - 1879) Pioneer patriot. Spikes Prairie named for him and his family. In 1875-1876 Spikes served as an elected spokesman from this district in state convention to reestablish free government. He rode horseback to Austin with John H. Reagan, former Confederate Postmaster General, later United States Senator. The Constitution these men helped write has been in force for nearly a century. Spikes, a Confederate veteran and Mason, had ten children.
Spikes, Captain Israel is a historical marker in Kaufman, Kaufman County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in Kaufman County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 178 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.5399, -96.1698 near Kaufman. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fox Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Caro, Prospect Cemetery, and Ayers Chapel.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5257008552. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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