​Gillespie County

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Marker Text: ​The trails of roving Indians crossed these hills settled by German pioneers in 1846. A group of Mormons settled at Zodiac in 1847. Created February 23, 1848; organized June 5, 1848. Named for Richard Addison Gillespie, a Texan from 1837, a defender of the Texas frontier, and captain in the Mexican War who fell at Monterrey, September 22, 1846. Fredericksburg, the county seat. (1936) 

Marker No: 10044

Pink Granite 1936 Centennial County Marker

Geographic: 30.275417,-98.873085

Location: ​Gillespie County Courthouse grounds (facing US 87/Main Street)