Harmonson Rancho
Kentucky native Peter Harmonson (1797-1865) came to Texas in 1845 as a settler in the Peters Colony. The following year he helped form Denton County, where he served as the first sheriff. In 1854 he brought his family here and established a ranch near this site known as Harmonson Rancho. An organizer of Young County, he served as its first chief justice. He died from a wound received in an Indian raid on the Elm Creek community. In 1869, after it was sold, his ranch site and his son Z. J. "Jack" Harmonson figured in a skirmish between Indians and local cattlemen.
33.1938° N, 98.7279° W
Where to Find It
From Newcastle, take US 380 about 5 miles east.
Nearby Markers
- 1.4 mi SW Two Miles Southwest to Fort Belknap Newcastle
- 1.5 mi SW Site of Camp Van Camp Newcastle
- 2.6 mi SW Joseph Alfred Woolfolk Newcastle
- 2.9 mi S Major Robert Simpson Neighbors
- 3 mi S Old Fort Belknap Powder Magazine Newcastle
- 3 mi S Fort Belknap Newcastle