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Picketville
historical marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, April 2009 |
Historical
Marker TextPicketvilleOne
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
Photographer's
Note:
"The cemetery was off the road. I didn't want to hazard climbing
over a locked gate." - Barclay
Gibson |
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