Marker Inscription
Civil War veteran. He rode mule, Georgia to Texas, 1866. Stone for 1875 home quarried on place. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965
Historical Marker
Home of Lewis Pinkney Brooks
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About this site
Home of Lewis Pinkney Brooks is a historical marker in Graham, Young County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Young County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.0733, -98.7285 near Graham. The nearest cataloged historic site is Medlan Chapel Primitive Baptist Church (historical marker), about 2.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Military Road (Ft. Belknap-San Antonio), Military Road (Ft. Belknap-Ft Worth), and Butterfield Overland Stages.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5503003078. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
This marker honors Lewis Pinkney 'Pink' Brooks, a Confederate veteran who had enlisted in Company B, 7th Georgia Infantry and was retired by a shoulder wound in 1864. In the winter of 1866 he rode a mule named Georgia from his home state to Texas, reaching Fort Belknap on Christmas Eve, and by 1875 built a permanent stone home, quarried on the property, near Miller's Bend on the Brazos River. The State Historical Survey Committee marked the home in 1965.
Sources: atlas.thc.state.tx.usforttours.com
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