Marathon
From Marathon, about 1 mi. east on US 90., Marathon, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1881
EST. 1881
1879
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Marathon.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Marathon
Marathon, Texas, was founded in 1881 near the 1879 Fort Pena Colorada and was named by sea captain A. E. Shepard for Greece's Plain of Marathon. Early rancher Mayer M. Halff and his brother, of the Circle Dot brand, made it a center of the West Texas cattle industry. It also served as the original gateway to Big Bend National Park.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Marathon
Fort Pena Colorada, the last active fort in this area, on the old Comanche Trail, about 4 miles to the southwest was established in 1879. Marathon was founded in 1881. Named by an old sea captain, A.E. Shepard, for the Plain of Marathon, in Greece, of which the hills here reminded him. Cradle of West Texas cattle industry. Among the first noted ranchers here were Mayer M. Halff and brother, owners of the famous Circle Dot brand. Original gateway to the Big Bend National Park. (1964) Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5043003201
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