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Jonathan Doan |
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US 287 at Eastview Memorial Park, Vernon,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
34° 8' 49.75699999992",
-99° 14' 0.28811000004"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
(May 20, 1837- November 6, 1902) Frontier trader and merchant; a Quaker, peaceable on troubled frontiers. With nephew C. F. Doan, came form Ohio and entered hides trade in Indian Territory, 1874-75. In April 1878 opened trading post at Western Cattle Trail crossing on Red River (12 mi. NE). C. F. Doan moved down that fall to run post. Jonathan Doan continued to trade on frontier. Doan's store and the family were famous and respected among the Indian, the cattlemen, and the frontiersmen. (Recorded-1972.)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Jonathan Doan Historical Marker Location Map, Vernon, Texas
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