Milam County Historical Commission
Milam County, Texas
Milam County, Texas
Salty Community
Between Rockdale and Thorndale
5-miles southwest of US Hwy. 79 at the intersection of CR 446-A and CR 446
Marker is in front of the Salty Church
5-miles southwest of US Hwy. 79 at the intersection of CR 446-A and CR 446
Marker is in front of the Salty Church
Salty Community
Settled in 1860s; named for Salty Creek cattle licks. Joseph and Sarah Frasure gave site for Methodist Church, 1871. Earliest burial in cemetery was in 1875. Community had school by 1878. Violence erupted in area in 1880s over barbed wire fencing. Salty was designated a voting precinct in 1886. Mail service was initiated 1897. Settlement had telephones, stores, a barber shop, at least three doctors. About 1900 the Annual Salty Singing Convention was founded by A. J. Jackson. This institution remains, although stores and the school were closed in the 1940s.
Settled in 1860s; named for Salty Creek cattle licks. Joseph and Sarah Frasure gave site for Methodist Church, 1871. Earliest burial in cemetery was in 1875. Community had school by 1878. Violence erupted in area in 1880s over barbed wire fencing. Salty was designated a voting precinct in 1886. Mail service was initiated 1897. Settlement had telephones, stores, a barber shop, at least three doctors. About 1900 the Annual Salty Singing Convention was founded by A. J. Jackson. This institution remains, although stores and the school were closed in the 1940s.
Erected 1971
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