Marker Inscription
Kentucky native Peter Harmonson (1797-1865) came to Texas in 1845 as a settler in the Peters Colony. The following year he helped form Denton County, where he served as the first sheriff. In 1854 he brought his family here and established a ranch near this site known as Harmonson Rancho. An organizer of Young County, he served as its first chief justice. He died from a wound received in an Indian raid on the Elm Creek community. In 1869, after it was sold, his ranch site and his son Z. J. "Jack" Harmonson figured in a skirmish between Indians and local cattlemen.
About this site
Harmonson Ranch is a historical marker in Newcastle, Young County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Young County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.1955, -98.7279 near Newcastle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Two Miles Southwest to Fort Belknap (historical marker), about 1.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Belknap Cemetery, Old Fort Belknap Powder Magazine, and Camp Belknap, CSA.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5503002384. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
