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Briscoe County
Andrew Briscoe was a American pioneer who
fought in the Texas Revolution against Mexican authority. Andrew
was born in Claiborne County,
Mississippi and emigrated to Anahuac, Texas, where he opened a store.
He fought with the Texas army during the revolution, and signed the
Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836.
The town of Quitaque began in 1890 as a stage
stop. Merchants and other businessman also trickled in; in 1891 Thomas
J. Braidfoot laid out of
townsite of Silverton and led the movement for the organization of the
county. By the spring of 1892 enough settlers had arrived to bring
Braidfoot's
plan to fruition. A petition was circulated, and on March 15, 1892, the
electorate officially organized the county and chose silverton as its
seat.

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