Picketville
​(0.5 Mi. E) 

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Marker Text: One of Stephens County's first white settlements, Picketville was founded before the Civil War (1861-65) on Gunsolus Creek. Without military defense during the war, families "forted up" here for protection against hostile Indian attacks. The name probably came from picket construction in which tree limbs were placed on end and chinked with mud. Picketville served as the county seat until Breckenridge was settled in 1876. Then the town began to decline, leaving only a cemetery. After many graves were accidentally destroyed, Boy Scout troops restored and fenced the site. (1975) 

Marker No: 4012

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 32.775558, -98.902725

Location: US 83 North of Brackridge about 1 mile