Eldorado
Schleicher County, Texas
31 03.316' N 100 30.841' W
Directions: Start at the intersection of CR-316 and SH-277. Go .3 miles south on SH-277. The marker is on the left (east) side of the highway.

Text: (April 16,1857 - October 26,1944) First permanent citizen of Schleicher county. Came to Texas from Missouri,1879. Soon bought headquarters at Ten-Mile Water Hole (1/2 mi.east). Drilled first water well in county 1882 and erected first windmill south of Concho River, thus established area's agricultural industry. The organization of the county in 1901 included his property and he was elected first tax assessor-collector. Later was Justice of the Peace, a rancher, active Methodist and a Mason. He married Alice Pancost on June 3, 1887 and they had one daughter, Annie Marie.