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Home Texas Live-oak County George West Old Dobie Ranch, Birthplace of J. Frank Dobie (Sept. 26, 1888-Sept. 18, 1964)
     

Old Dobie Ranch, Birthplace of J. Frank Dobie (Sept. 26, 1888-Sept. 18, 1964)

  Texas Historical Markers
FM 3162, off US 281, 23 mi. SE of George West, George West, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 28° 7' 33.62088", -98° 1' 2.26404999984"
 
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     A strong individualist and noted folklorist who added a new dimension to literature of Southwest. Collected and published more than 30 volumes of folk tales and legends. His works best preserve the heritage of people of the brush country--the rancher, the miner and the cowboy. (1970)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Old Dobie Ranch, Birthplace of J. Frank Dobie (Sept. 26, 1888-Sept. 18, 1964) Historical Marker Location Map, George West, Texas