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A part of the Miller and Fisher Grant in 1842. Created a county March 13, 1874. Organized January 5, 1875. Named in honor of General Thomas Green, 1814-1864. A veteran of San Jacinto. Member of the Somervell Expedition. A Confederate officer. First mail routes to the Pacific converged here in 1858. County seat, Ben Ficklin, 1875. San Angelo, since 1882
Tom Green County is a historical marker in San Angelo, Tom Green County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Tom Green County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 130 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.4051, -100.4394 near San Angelo. The nearest cataloged historic site is Major Ben Ficklin, C.S.A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ben Ficklin Cemetery, Site of Ben Ficklin, and Fairmont Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014847. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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