Black plaque № 14348

Junction, TX, United States

Early History of Kimble County. CREATED IN 1858 OUT OF BEXAR COUNTY, KIMBLE COUNTY WAS ATTACHED TEMPORARILY TO GILLESPIE COUNTY FOR JUDICIAL PURPOSES. IT WAS NAMED FOR LT. GEORGE C. KIMBLE, SLAIN MARCH 6, 1836, IN THE SIEGE OF THE ALAMO. THE COUNTY WAS ORGANIZED IN 1876, AND THE FIRST REGULAR TERM O

F DISTRICT COURT WAS HELD, SPRING 1877, UNDER A LIVE OAK TREE 1-3/4 MILES NORTH OF HERE. JUDGE W. A.BLACKBURN PRESIDED, AIDED BY TEXAS RANGERS. THE FIRST COUNTY OFFICIALS, ELECTED FEBRUARY 15,1876, WE

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