FAIRY
GAP
MARTIN’S GAP
Feature Name:
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Fairy
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Feature Type: |
populated place |
State: |
Texas |
County: |
Hamilton |
USGS 7.5' x 7.5' Map: |
Fairy |
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315045N |
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0975856W |
FAIRY , originally called Gap, was a
sparsely settled pioneer community located in a gap between the
mountains thirteen miles northeast of Hamilton and ten miles
southeast of Hico. James Martin, an Indian fighter, was an
early settler who drove cattle through the gap in the mountains. In the
mid 1860's James "Jim" Martin was killed by the Indians
and buried at the foot of the mountain. The name of the community was
changed to Martin’s Gap in his memory. A state historical
marker denotes his burial spot with the following words:
Martin’s Gap
Mountain burial site for frontiersman Jim Martin,
killed here by Indians in the 1860's when the county had fewer than 500
people. Gap bore his name for 20 years.
Fairy Street Scene shared by George
Porterfield
"FAIRY,
TX." The Handbook of Texas Online
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