The following can be found on the historical marker in Ogletree Gap
Park, (Waymark
#WM2WAD), near Copperas Cove's first Geocache (
Ogletree Gap Cache (GCB84F))
Names in BOLD TYPE can be found in this cemetery
(names, not necessarily graves) and please note the
familial relationships! These are some of the founders of Copperas
Cove, please be respectful!
"After Marsden Ogletree (1819-1896) and his family migrated from
Georgia, he received a land grant in 1878. Inscriptions on two
stones in this house indicate the structure was erected the same
year. It served as the family home, grain store, and stopping place
for the Lampasas to Belton stagecoach. Since the mail arrived by
stage, a post office was opened here in 1879 with Ogletree as
postmaster. Legend says that the settlement received the name
'Coperas Cove' from a copperas-tasting spring in the cove of a
nearby mountain. Samuel Gilmore served as the second
Postmaster. In 1881 Gilmore's father-in-law Jesse M.
Clements (1822-1900) and his wife Charley deeded land
for the right-of-way to the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad.
The following year the railroad laid out the new townsite of
Copperas Cove. Soon the center of the community, including the post
office, moved over to the railroad. Later the town corrected the
spelling of its name to 'Copperas Cove.' In 1891 Clements bought
this house and used it as the headquarters for his large ranching
operations. The old stone stagestop remains a visible link with the
community's pioneer heritage."
Placed by a member
of:
Military Association of GeoCachers
Two Serving Proudly, One Proud Military
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