Mc Culloch County
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Created Aug. 27, 1856. One of 128 counties formed from Bexar County that extended from the Rio Grande to the Panhandle, and as far west as El Paso. Named for Texas hero, Ben McCulloch, who fought in Texas Revolution, Indian, Mexican and Civil Wars. Indian and frontier hazards made growth slow and 20 years passed before buffalo were hunted off and ranches established.
Organized Aug. 4, 1876 with Brady, county seat. Became ranch, farm, recreation center. Site of geographical center of Texas and 1831 Calf Creek Battle, where James Bowie, Alamo hero, defeated 100 Indians.
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More markers in McCulloch
General Ben Mc Culloch, C.S.A.
Brady, TX
(1811-1862) Distinguished Ranger, frontier surveyor, Indian fighter, lawman, statesman and military commander.
Mc Culloch County Courthouse
Brady, TX
County organized 1876, with Brady as county seat; first courthouse built 1879.
Union Passenger Depot
Brady, TX
The Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway built the first rail line into Brady in 1903.