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The Chaparral

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TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 9' 24.38818999992", -99° 49' 20.71616999988"
 
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    Built about 1895 by J.P. Taylor, from England. Then on the Fort McKavett-Fort Clark Road. In 1907 E.E. and Mary Sproul Morriss, early settlers, bought Taylor's acreage and patented more land. Ranch became social center. Chaparral refers to roadrunners and Dwarf Oaks, both numerous here. (1969) Incise on base: Ranch now owned by Mrs. N.S. Ward, the former Margaret Merle Morriss.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

The Chaparral Historical Marker Location Map, Texas