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Marker Text: ​Created February 1, 1858. Recreated August 21, 1876 from Bexar Territory organized February 13, 1905 named in honor of Nicholas Mosby Dawson 1808-1842 who fought at the Battle of San Jacinto and fell at Dawson's Massacre. Lamesa, County Seat 1936. (1936)

Marker No: 1183

Pink Granite 1936 Centennial County Marker

Geographic: 32.702366,-101915863

Location: ​From Lamesa, take US 87 about 1.5 mile South to junction of US 87 and US 180, east to Picnic Area on Southeast corner of Junction.