Marker Number |
6291 |
Atlas Number |
5297006291 |
Marker Title |
Old Dobie Ranch, Birthplace of J. Frank Dobie |
Index Entry |
Dobie Ranch |
Address |
FM 3162 |
City |
Lagarto |
County |
Live Oak |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
596473 |
UTM Northing |
3111513 |
Subject Codes |
writers and poets; ranches |
Marker Year |
1970 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
Marker Location |
FM 3162, about 6.9 mi. E of US 281. Marker reported missing Jan. 2011. Supplemental plaque inscription at the site: Dobie Ranch land 1000 ft. N, birth place 2 mi. north. Map dot approximate. |
Private Property |
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Marker Condition |
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Marker Size |
20" x 20" |
Marker Text |
(Sept. 26, 1888-Sept. 18, 1964) 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) |