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| Directions: from Junction, take IH-10W about 4 miles, then go north on FM 2219 about 5 miles | |
| Marker #: 5267001531 | |
| Year Dedicated: 1971 | |
| Size, type: 18" x 28" | |
| Last reported condition: NONE | |
| First Murr Ranch - HENRY AND ADAM MURR, BORN IN LANCASTER COUNTY, PA. SONS OF MR. AND MRS. JOHN MURR, SERVED 1866-1882 AND 1877-1882, RESPECTIVELY, IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. AFTER HIS HONORABLE DISCHARGE AT FORT McKAVETT (28 MI NW), HENRY SETTLED HERE ON BEAR CREEK;IN 2 MONTHS ADAM, ALSO HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT FORT McKAVETT, JOINED HIM. HENRY IN 1895 AND ADAM IN 1901 BOUGHT LAND ON EAST COPPERAS CREEK, FOUNDING MURR COMMUNITY. THEY ALSO HAD OTHER BUSINESS INTERESTS. BOTH MEN CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO THE RANCHING INDUSTRY IN KIMBLE COUNTY. DESCENDANTS OWN AND OPERATE MURR RANCHES. (1972) | |
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Decimal degrees: N 30.591040 W -99.868494
Degrees, minutes: N 30 35.462 W 099 52.110 UTM: Zone 14, Easting 416735, Northing 3384601 |
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