Head of Elm Historical

Head of Elm Historical (HM1TO1)

Location: Saint Jo, TX 76265 Montague County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 41.714', W 97° 31.361'

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(Saint Jo)

—Historic Camp Site —



Head of Elm
(Saint Jo)

Historic Camp Site
for

1849 Capt. Randolph B. Marcy
on Government Survey Trip

1854 Capt. John Pope
Surveying Proposed Federal R.R.

1855 U.S. 2nd Cavalry
Under Col. Albert Sidney Johnson en
route to establish Texas Frontier Forts.
Reported Settlement here.

1857 Col. James B. Leach
Heading "Corn Train" to Ft. Belknap

1860 U.S. Post Office Opened
John W. Womble, Postmaster

1867-87 Great Cattle Trails
Drivers Camped and Watered

1873 Saint Jo Founded
on site by I.H. Boggess and J.A. Howell
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HM NumberHM1TO1
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Date Added Thursday, August 11th, 2016 at 9:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 636918 N 3729344
Decimal Degrees33.69523333, -97.52268333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 41.714', W 97° 31.361'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 41' 42.84" N, 97° 31' 21.66" W
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Area Code(s)940
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 104 S Broad St, Saint Jo TX 76265, US
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