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Maverick County
History
Historical marker
on courthouse grounds, Eagle
Pass:
MAVERICK COUNTY
Created Feb. 2, 1856, from Kinney county.
Organized July 13, 1871.
Named for Texas Revolution veteran, signer of declaration of Independence,
Texas Legislator Samuel A. Maverick (1803-1870).
The county centers in an area of dairies, farming, ranching. Hard-travelled
El Camino Real (path into Texas History for Louis St. Denis, Spanish
Missionaries, Moses Austin and countless troops and settlers) crossed
the Rio Grande near Eagle
Pass, the county seat. Site of Spanish Mission ruins, military
posts. Fort Duncan, now a military park, housed both U.S. and confederate
troops.
(1965) |
Maverick
County Town List
Cities, Towns &
Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments,
museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images,
area destinations, hotels,
and forum.
County Seat - Eagle
Pass
Book Hotel Here - Eagle
Pass Hotels |
Maverick
County 1907 postal map
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
Maverick
County 1920s Map
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
Maverick
County 1940s Map
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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