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| Directions: off US 259 on Coffey St. at old Courthouse | |
| Marker #: 5343007851 | |
| Year Dedicated: 1964 | |
| Size, type: 27" x 42" | |
| Last reported condition: Poor; Refinish | |
| Morris County - Created and organized in 1875, with Daingerfield as county seat. Named for William W. Morris (1805-1883), who came to Texas in 1849, when the Civil War began in 1861, was in 8th Legislature that armed the state, enacted soldiers' families' relief laws and set up 2,000 mile frontier and coastline defenses. Also in 13th Legislature, 1873-75. Of the 254 Texas counties, 42 bear Indian, French or Spanish names. 10 honor such colonizers as Stephen F. Austin, "Father of Texas." 12 were named for Washington, Clay and other American patriots. 96 were named for men who fought in the Texas War for Independence (15 dying at the Alamo), signed the Declaration of Independence from Mexico, or served as statesmen in the Republic of Texas. 23 have the names of frontiersmen and pioneers. 11 honor American statesmen who worked for the annexation of Texas; 10, leaders in Texas since statehood, including jurists, ministers, educators, historians, statesmen; and 36, men like Morris prominent in the Confederacy during the Civil War. Delta and 8 others have geographical names. San Jacinto and Val Mason for a fort. | |
| Coordinates: Decimal degrees: N 33.033061 W -94.721176 Degrees, minutes: N 33 01.984 W 094 43.271 UTM: Zone 15, Easting 339265, Northing 3656268 |
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