Marker Inscription
Named for Alexander Somervell (1796-1854), native of Maryland, veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto, secretary of War under Texas President David G. Burnet; commanded the 1842 Somervell Expedition seeking to end Mexican invasions of Texas Republic. Region was in old Brazos Land District. Home of Wacos and other Indians. First white settler was Charles Barnard, 1848. First cotton crop and first tannery were introduced during Civil War, 1861-1865. Created from land in south end of Hood County and organized in 1875; Glen Rose (founded as Barnard's Mill), county seat. (1965)
About this site
Somervell County is a historical marker in Glen Rose, Somervell County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 17 historical markers documented in Somervell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 42 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.2350, -97.7557 near Glen Rose. The nearest cataloged historic site is Veterans of the Confederacy, Spanish American War, World War I and II (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Somervell County Courthouse, Somervell County Courthouse, and Somervell County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5425004977. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
