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Hardscramble is the name given to an early 1800s stone structure located near Seguin, Texas, that was used as a home station by some of the earliest and most famous of Texas Rangers.
: accessed July 04, 2012
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association, Denton, Texas.
National Register of Historic Places Listings, 2011
{{Guadalupe County, Texas Buildings and structures in Guadalupe County, Texas Tourist attractions in Seguin, Texas Texas state historic sites
Hardscramble is the name given to an early 1800s stone structure located near Seguin, Texas, that was used as a home station by some of the earliest and most famous of Texas Rangers.
History
According to research for a Texas historical marker, Hardscramble located on 1806 Tschoepe Rd., Seguin, Texas was the home station of early Texas Rangers,Henry McCulloch
Henry Eustace McCulloch (December 6, 1816 – March 12, 1895) was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, a Texas Ranger Division, Texas Ranger, and a Brigadier general (United States), brigadier general in the army of the Confederate States of Amer ...
and Benjamin McCulloch
Brigadier-General Benjamin McCulloch (November 11, 1811 – March 7, 1862) was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, a Texas Ranger, a major-general in the Texas militia and thereafter a major in the United States Army (United States Volunteers) ...
from 1841 until 1853.
Nathaniel Benton occupied the building in 1858 and later in 1871, it was home to Elijah Dale.
A Texas Centennial marker was placed to honor the location and its history in 1936. The old ranger station and marker still stand at the location and occasional tours can be arranged locally.
A second and older adobe Walnut Branch Ranger Station and hospital once stood at the corner of Court and Guadalupe Streets. It was used by the Caldwell
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, Callahan and Hays Rangers. No longer standing, it was unexpectedly razed around 2000. A city historical marker has been placed to honor and identify the location.Texas Almanac, 1964-1965, Book, 1963; digital images: accessed July 04, 2012
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association, Denton, Texas.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Guadalupe County, Texas
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Guadalupe County, Texas.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Guadalupe County, Texas. The ...
References
External links
National Register of Historic Places Listings, 2011
{{Guadalupe County, Texas Buildings and structures in Guadalupe County, Texas Tourist attractions in Seguin, Texas Texas state historic sites