Historical Markers of Texas

44 A Jesse James Hideout Archer County Courthouse grounds, west side facing S. Center St. (SH 79) Jesse James, celebrated 1860s-1882 Missouri outlaw, used to visit in Archer City in house built by Stone Land and Cattle Company for its manager, ... 109 Alex Albright US 277 Business, N side, 0.2 mi. W of US 277, 1.3 mi. NE of FM 2846. Map dot approximate. (September 22, 1861 - April 8, 1937) A pioneer American karakul breeder. Born in Nebraska; grew up in cattle business. In 1890 came to Dundee; opened ... 188 Archer City Methodist Church 224 S. Center St. This congregation began as a mission in 1880, the same year Archer City was organized. The earliest pastors, including the Rev. D. D. Duncan and ... 189 Archer County From Archer City, take US 79 South about 6 miles. A part of the Peters Grant, 1841; Created January 22, 1858; Organized July 27, 1880; Named in honor of Dr. Branch Tanner Archer 1790-1856; Texas ... 190 Archer County Copper Mines From Archer City, take SH 25 northwest about 4.5 miles. Marker reported damaged Mar. 2009. The civilized world first heard of copper in this area from Texas Rangers after an 1860 campaign against Comanches on the Pease River, about 100 ... 191 Archer County Courthouse Archer County Courthouse. Marker reported missing May 2018. Courthouse, Archer County, 1891. Besides government, housed many pioneer social affairs. Dome, cupola removed, 1925. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, ... 192 Archer County Discovery Well Archer County Courthouse grounds, west side facing S. Center St. (SH 79) M. P. Andrews No. 1, drilled in 1911, reached oil sands at 920 feet. Well first flowed oil, March, 1912, at rate of 10 barrels a day. Production ... 193 Archer County Jail northeast corner of Sycamore and Pecan streets By 1909 Archer County had outgrown its original jail, a 16-foot square frame building. Construction on this larger facility was completed in Sept. ...

334 Battle of the Little Wichita from Archer City, take FM 25 North about 2 miles to roadside park. Marker reported missing Mar. 2016. In reaction to an Indian attack on a mail stage, Capt. Curwen B. McLellan set out on July 6, 1870, from Fort Richardson with 56 men of the 6th Cavalry. ... 475 Bowman Cemetery .8 miles north of SH 79/FM 1954 Intersection, Lakeside City. Land for this cemetery was donated in 1885 by W. A. Bacon to the Evangelical Missionary Society of North America. The first burial, that of Christina ... 510 Bridwell Park from Windthorst, take Highway 281 South about 5 miles to roadside park. Donated to his countrymen by conservationist-philanthropist Joseph Sterling Bridwell (1885-1966), Missourian who moved to Texas in 1909. Drilling ...

659 Camp Cureton, C.S.A. Courthouse lawn, Highway 79, Center Street, Archer City. Star and Wreath Strategically established during Civil War on defense line Red River to Rio Grande where Gainesville-Fort Belknap Road crossed west ... 679 Camp Stonewall Jackson From Holliday, take FM 368 South about 2 miles. Marker reported missing Dec. 2008. 106 acres of land bought 1898 by United Confederate Veterans of Archer County for reunion grounds. Meetings lasting 3 days were held annually until ... 722 Captain John Holliday US 82 service road, 0.1 mi. E of US 277, E side of Business 277 between B.W. Stone Ranch Rd. and US 82 (Dec. 8, 1811 - Aug. 19, 1842) Born Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania; came to Texas about 1835, joined Texian Army, and was one of 24 survivors of the ... 14025 Cimmaron (Persimmon) Springs 7 mi. S on roadside park on SH 79 (Four miles east off Cowan Road) The natural springs that flow near this site first appeared on early maps of the area as Cimmaron Springs. European ...

1155 Dad's Corner From Holliday, take FM 368 about 5 miles south. The result of a 1923 oil boom, development of a town at this site included some twenty-two businesses, including a food stand operated by a man with ...

1520 Extinct Town of Anarene On SH 79, 8 miles south of Archer City. Landowner Charles E. Graham (1872-1937) in 1908 granted the Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad a route across his property and platted a town at ...

1608 First Baptist Church of Archer City 238 South Oak Street, Archer City. Soon after Archer City was laid out in 1879, a building intended for a saloon was bought by residents for use as a schoolhouse. In February 1880, ... 1759 First Methodist Church of Holliday 123 Myrtle Street, front lawn of First United Methodist Church facing Myrtle St. Although records of the congregation date to 1892, Methodist circuit-riding ministers were serving this area as early as 1889. R. P. McElwreath was ...

2172 Geraldine from Holliday take FM 368 South about 8 miles. In 1901, after failing to locate suitable land in Oklahoma, the American Tribune New Colony Company of Indianapolis acquired over 59,000 acres in ...

2627 In Vicinity of French Trading Area (4.5 Miles West) from Archer City, take FM 25 North about 2 miles to roadside park at intersection with FM 210, reported missing 8.3.2018 In the mid-1700s, Indians of this region met at a trading ground near this site with Frenchmen who brought them manufactured goods, sometimes including ...

2677 J. H. Meurer Home West side of U.S. 281, Scotland. German native John H. Meurer (b. 1850) settled his family in this area about 1900 when he became a land agent for H. J. Scott of the Clark and Plumb ...

13107 Lake Creek Cemetery 6 mi. N of Scotland on US 281, then E on Lake Creek Rd. In the late 1800s, this part of Texas was open range. After the U.S. government removed Native American tribes to Indian Territory (Oklahoma), new ...

14861 Maggie and Herod "Pap" Simpson 100 S. Main/FM 368 The town of Holliday was officially organized near Holliday Creek in 1890, when the city was platted. The Wichita Valley Railway was built through ... 3207 Marcy Trail From Windthorst, take U.S.281 south about 4.5 miles. Mapped 1849 by U.S. Army Capt. Randolph B. Marcy. Used for California gold rush; export of buffalo hides; West Texas settlers; cattle drives; 1859 ... 12946 Megargel on block bounded by 3rd St., Elm St., Cedar St./3rd Ave., and 1st St. In 1910, thirty years after the Texas Legislature created Archer County, the Gulf, Texas & Western Railroad began extending its track from Jacksboro ... 13079 Megargel Cemetery W of Megargel at intersection of SH 114 and RR 1285 Residents of this part of Archer County in the 1880s included Irish native James Colgan and his wife, Nancy. Most other area families were of Bohemian ...

3695 Old Buffalo Road from Archer City, take US Highway 79 northeast about 15 miles, marker reported missing (date unknown) 12.1.2020 Named for traffic in buffalo hides and bones, road from plains hunting grounds crossed this site. Hunters hauled thousands of hides to market in ... 3861 On Route of the Comanche Exodus SH 114, City Park, Megargel After living 1854-58 on the reservation set aside by State of Texas near Camp Cooper (30 mi. SW), the Comanche Indians with their goods were removed ...

4672 Sheriff E. Harrison Ikard west side of courthouse lawn, Highway 79, Center Street, Archer City. This stone is erected to the memory of Sheriff E. Harrison Ikard by the Commissioner's Court, American Legion and local friends in recognition of ... 4775 Site of Early Bowman Church From Holliday, take FM 368 South 1 mile to FM 1954 and follow FM 1954 about 4 miles east. Organized as "Wichita Class" in Stringtown (now Bowman) by settlers from northern U.S. For years German and English services were held in 1888. A ... 18852 St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church 705 Fourteenth Street In 1909, a group of Czech immigrants began to meet in parishioners’ homes around Megargel to celebrate Holy Mass with Father Philibert Haase. The ... 4465 St. Mary's Catholic Church Windthorst St. Mary's Catholic Church, W side St. Mary's St. at N. Church St. Obtaining 75,000 acres of Archer County land for a farm colony in 1891, German-American Catholics planted cross here and laid off Windthorst around ...

5313 The Confluence of the Brazos, Trinity, and Red River Watersheds From Olney, 3 mi. N on SH 79. The Trinity, a major Texas river rises 250 yards west of this 1250-foot mound. South of this site water drains to the Brazos, and north and west ... 5319 The D. S. Dudley Show On US 82, Mankins Founded in late 19th or early 20th century as a wild west circus, the D. S. Dudley Show has been chief industry in Mankins for over half a century. ... 5432 The Stone Houses from Windthorst, take US 281 5 miles south, then 5 miles south on Highway 16 Named for shapes resembling teepees; an Indian ceremonial ground, yielding war paint. In famed "Battle of Stone Houses," Nov. 10, 1837, Lt. A. Van ...

12809 West Fork School 9 mi. S of Windthorst on SH 16 at Prideaux Rd. West Fork School Begun in the early 1880s as the Baggett School, taught by landowner Silas Baggett, the West Fork School served students in this ...