Morris County

Morris County (HM28XI)

Location: Daingerfield, TX 75638 Morris County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 1.921', W 94° 43.471'

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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 Verde were named for battles; Live Oak and Orange, for trees; and Mason for a fort.
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HM NumberHM28XI
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Year Placed1964
Placed ByState Historical Survey Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, June 29th, 2018 at 10:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 338951 N 3656157
Decimal Degrees33.03201667, -94.72451667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 1.921', W 94° 43.471'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 1' 55.26" N, 94° 43' 28.26" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)903
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 305 W Scurry St, Daingerfield TX 75638, US
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