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by ELB
Mon Aug 05, 2019 11:47 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: This Day In Texas History - August 5
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Re: This Day In Texas History - August 5

I'm confused by this:
1873 - James R. Moss and a band of seven men fought the last "Indian fight" in Llano County,...

...A granite plaque placed at the site on the one-year anniversary in 1938 commemorates the skirmish.
How was it the "one year anniversary" if the plaque was placed in 1938 but the battle was in 1873? That would be...{fingers, toes} 65th anniversary maybe?


The link to the Texas Handbook sez:
Two markers commemorate the fight: a granite plaque placed at the battle site on August 5, 1938, by descendants of the participants, and a roadside marker ten miles from Llano, placed by the Llano County Historical Committee during the Texas Centennial activities of 1936.

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