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Founded 1873 with arrival of Gulf, Western, Texas and Pacific Railroad. County seat moved here from Clinton, 1876. Population grew after coastal storms of 1875 and 1886 destroyed Indianola and refugees from there made a new start here. Home of Turkey Trot, begun in 1912. Farming, ranching, oil and gas center.
Cuero is a historical marker in Cuero, DeWitt County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in DeWitt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 166 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.0893, -97.2771 near Cuero. The nearest cataloged historic site is De Witt County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Harmon, Leonard Roy, Hillside Cemetery, and Breeden, Charles Goodwin.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5123001125. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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