Site of County's First Settlement ​
Yarbrough Bend
​(5 Mi. NE, on Frio River) 

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Marker Text: Founded 1858. Named for John Swanson Yarbrough, an original settler. Town contained about 30 log "picket houses". Settlers were often harassed by Indians, cattle thieves and wild animals. Other original settlers were: Dr. George Dilworth, John Moore, James Tope, N.H. Walker, Joe Walker and Benjamin Franklin Winters. (1968)

Marker No: 5923

Aluminum 20 x 20 Subject Marker 

Geographic: ​N 28° 27.602 W 098° 26.509

Location:  From Tilden, take Highway 72 six miles east