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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.
LeGrande Survey of 1833 is a historical marker in Ector County, Texas, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 37 historical markers documented in Ector County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 39 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.0248, -102.4293. The nearest cataloged historic site is Baker Ranch School (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Barrow Ranch House, El Paso Natural Gas Company's First Compressor Transmission Engine, and Permian Basin.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5135003055. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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