Haskell County, Texas
Haskell is home to 4 official Texas Historical Commission markers — each one telling a piece of the city’s story. Browse the markers below, then find them on the map and discover more nearby with RoadHistorical.
Created February 1, 1858. Recreated August 21, 1876. Organized January 13, 1885. Named in honor of Charles Ready Haskell, 1817-1836. A Tennesseean who was shot with Fannin in the massacre at Goliad. Haskell, the county…
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View on map ↗Built 1906 by Wichita Valley Railroad Company when laying tracks into Haskell; originally located on Depot Street, this building saw service during era when large shipments of cotton, cattle, grain came through area. At…
View on map ↗Belgian native Victor Joseph Josselet (1846-1946) joined his brothers, Felix and Paul, in immigrating to the United States in 1873. After working as coal miners in Chicago, they purchased a small farm in Sherman…
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