Motley County

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Marker Text: Formed from Young and Bexar territories; created August 21, 1876, organized February 5, 1891. Named in honor of Dr. Junius William Motley, 1812-1836, signer of the Texas declaration of Independence, aide to General Rusk at the Battle of San Jacinto where he was mortally wounded. Matador, the county seat. (1936)

Marker No: 3483

Pink Granite 1936 County Highway Centennial Marker

Geographic: 33.998417, -100.827965

Location: Virginia Walton Park, from Matador, take U.S. 70, about .5 miles