Belle Plain

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Marker Text: First official county seat of Callahan County, 1877-1883. The first unofficial county seat was Callahan City where the commissioners court was organized, July 30, 1877, and several civil and probate cases filed by an invalid election, October 13th, and a valid election, December 9, 1877 Belle Plain was selected. On January 16, 1883, the county seat was located at Baird. (1936)

Marker No: 360

1936 Gray Granite Centennial Marker

Geographic: 32.308525, -99.362343

Location: from Baird, take US 283 south about 8 miles, then take county road about .75 east, then go north about 1 mile