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2 unusual facts about Tarleton


Tarleton

St. Mary's was the place of worship for the village until 1886.

A hermitage in the chapel yard was occupied by Hugh Dobson, a hermit of the Order of St Anthony, in about 1530.


Ashley Wilkes

The four Tarleton brothers (Boyd, Tom, Brent and Stuart) are all killed, three of them at Gettysburg.

British New Church Movement

This stream included the ministries of Gerald Coates, John and Christine Noble, and others not now associated like Maurice Smith, Dave Tomlinson and George Tarleton.

Cullie Tarleton

Tarleton is a retired broadcasting executive and general manager for WBTV, WBT (AM), and WCCB in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Howard D. Graves

During his tenure as chancellor, Texas A&M added three new universities to its system, Texas A&M University–San Antonio, Tarleton State University-Central Texas in Killeen, West Texas A & M University in Canyon, Texas.

Lancaster County, South Carolina

Along there in the American Revolutionary War, Colonel Abraham Buford fled from Tarleton and was overtaken a few miles south of the North Carolina state line where the Patriot forces were defeated in a controversial struggle known as the Battle of Waxhaws, also known as Bufords Massacre to locals.

Nel Tarleton

In December 1934, Tarleton defended his title against Dave Crowley at the Empire Pool, Wembley, winning on points, and also winning the Lonsdale Belt outright.

Sam McElroy

After the 2002 season, McElroy left Tarleton State to join Darrell Dickey's coaching staff at the University of North Texas.


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