Details for LeGrande Survey of 1833
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5135003055
Data
| Marker Number | 3055 |
| Atlas Number | 5135003055 |
| Marker Title | LeGrande Survey of 1833 |
| Index Entry | LeGrande Survey of 1833 |
| Address | |
| City | |
| County | Ector |
| UTM Zone | 13 |
| UTM Easting | 742788 |
| UTM Northing | 3545887 |
| Subject Codes | Exploration and expeditions; land surveys, land companies, promotional towns |
| Marker Year | 1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | From Ector County Courthouse, take US 385 North about 12.5 miles on East Service Rd. (before intersection of US 385 & SH 158) |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Made in era of Mexico rule in Texas for John Beales, who through partnerships, acquired 70,000,000 acres of land and gained the title of "Texas" largest land king. Alexander LeGrande's survey covered about 2,000 miles in west Texas, Oklahoma Panhandle and Eastern New Mexico then south to the 32nd parallel. Hardship and tragedy plagued LeGrande's abandoned survey. First exploration here is usually credited to Capt. R. B. Marcy, U.S. Army; LeGrande's work was years earlier. |