Marker Inscription
A sandstone image of a human head-- carved by prehistoric men-- was found near here in 1929 by workmen of Texas Clay Products Company. It was dug from gravel pit now under Cedar Creek Lake. The carving weighed 98 pounds, was 16 by 14 inches, with eyes 2.5 inches wide. First stone was found at depth of 16.5 feet. Two similar images were unearthed in same area in 1935 and 1939. Archaeologists date Malakoff "Men" as many thousands of years old. Found near the images were fossil remains of extinct horse, elephant, camel species. Images now in Texas Memorial Museum.
About this site
Malakoff Man is a historical marker in Trinidad, Henderson County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 65 historical markers documented in Henderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 155 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.1484, -96.0951 near Trinidad. The nearest cataloged historic site is Trinity River, The (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Trinidad Cemetery #1, Trinidad Cemetery #3, and Trinidad Cemetery #2.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5213010366. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
