Thanks, Jim, I will look for the ladder next time. The only time I have walked out there I did it from what is now CR 1290. That was before the barn and stuff were there. I have seen it from the Highway like you say, when the sun was shining on it. He said he might be able to come back Friday and I told him I would help him look again. Yes, I think you sent me those pictures once and when I changed computers I lost them. I do have the one of the Becknell Monument but not of the other gravestones. Thanks, Cynthia It's really ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Giddens" <jimgidd@suddenlink.net> To: <txredriv@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 1:27 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Becknell Marker >I drove by the Becknell area on my way to Clarksville and back to Paris > Sunday afternoon. > I was not looking for the actually marker but I did look to see if the > step > latter I placed over the fence was still there at the closest place to the > marker. > It is still there and to my surprise, a trail has been worn around the > latter. > Seems several must have walked the path. > I feel certain the marker is still there but the weeds are up and I was > not > looking for it. It is on the south side of US 82 about 100 yards It > is > difficult to see from the highway because it is facing the west so from > the > closest point on the hwy (US 82) you are looking at the side edge of the > monument. Approaching from the west, some time you can see it if from > about 1/4 miles distant, you look across the creek (low area) about 100 > yards to the small grove of trees, just to the west of the small grove > are > about 4 or 5 small trees, and if it is in the afternoon, you may can > locate it easier because the Sun will lighten up the west side surface of > the monument. It is about 3 ft wide and maybe 5 ft tall. These are > the > only trees in the pasture, the rest of the pasture is weeds. I have > taken several picture of the monument and the few remaining markers I > could > find. If anyone want to see them, I can e-mail them to you or maybe > Cynthia can add them to the web-site if she thinks there is enough > interest. > Jim G