|
|
|
Callahan County |
|
|
Baird,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
32° 23' 40.78124000016",
-99° 23' 42.94588999992"
|
|
|
|
Texas State Historical Marker |
Formed from Bexar Territory, created February 1, 1858; recreated August 21, 1876; organized July 3, 1877. Named in Honor of James H. Callahan, 1812-1856 soldier in the Texas Revolution, captain of the Texas Rangers. County Seat, Callahan City, 1877; Belle Plain, 1877-1883; Baird, since two early military roads, the Chisholm Trail, and the first government telegraph line traversed this region.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Callahan County Historical Marker Location Map, Texas
|
|
|
|