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187 Archeological Sites at Mackenzie Reservoir and Tule Canyon From Silverton, 11.4 mi. NW to Lake Mackenzie, marker is at overlook inside main entrance, 200 feet W of SH 207 Before this area was covered by Mackenzie Reservior, evidence of human occupancy was found at 77 recorded archeological sites. The earliest artifacts ...

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512 Briscoe County Briscoe County Courthouse grounds, N side facing Lone Star St. (SH 86) Formed from Bexar Territory. Created August 21, 1876. Organized March 15, 1892. Named for Andrew Briscoe 1810-1849. Defender of Texas liberty at ... 513 Briscoe County Jail Old Jail Museum. Briscoe County Courthouse grounds, NE corner at SW corner of Lone Star St. (SH 86) and Broadway. Marker faces Lone Star St. (SH 86) Built 1894 of handcut stone hauled here by horse-drawn wagons from Tule Canyon. Early day sheriff's families rented it as residence.Lower floor was ...

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1675 First Baptist Church of Silverton First Baptist Church Silverton, SW corner Loretta and Commerce streets In the fall of 1891, six months before the official founding of the town of Silverton, a group of citizens met together to form a non-denominational ... 1770 First Methodist Church of Silverton Silverton United Methodist Church, NW corner Commerce and Pulitzer streets Organized as a Sunday school in 1891, the First Methodist Church of Silverton has grown along with the community. The first pastor was the Rev. W.B. ... 19981 Francis School From Silverton, 8 mi. SW, W side of FM 378, 0.2 mi. S of County Road F. Francis School (Common School District No. 3) organized in 1898 for citizens of southwest Briscoe County. The school was named for J.L. Francis, ...

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2110 Gasoline Cotton Gin FM 599, 2.4 mi. SE of SH 86, N side between CR 28 and CR 32 Cotton farmers began settling in this area in 1903. A water well was dug in 1906, attracting more farmers and increasing crop production. Because ...

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3012 Lake Theo Folsom Bison Kill Site Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway. From visitor center, proceed 0.3 mi. NW to road on south shore of Lake Theo (Lake Theo Day Use Area), then 0.5 mi. W to marker site on the W side of Lake Theo. Stone tool fragments were discovered in 1965 and 1972 on the shores of Lake Theo, named for former landowner Theodore Geisler. Archeological testing ...

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17604 Milo Cemetery FM 3300, S side, 0.9 mi. W of SH 207 The Milo community began in the late 19th century on the prairie between Palo Duro and Tule canyons. Named for the favored area crop, the settlement ... 3393 Miner Crawford Briscoe County Courthouse grounds, N side facing Lone Star St. (SH 86). Previously placed at Silverton Cemetery. (June 21, 1867 - Nov. 17, 1928) Born in Benton County, Ark. In 1892, when Briscoe County was organized, won election as first sheriff; also later ...

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4051 Pleasant Lafayette Crawford House SW corner Pulitzer and 2nd streets This Queen Anne style home, which features a wraparound porch, was built in 1904 by Civil War veteran Pleasant Lafayette Crawford (1837-1912). ...

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16498 Resthaven Cemetery FM 599, E side 0.3 mi. S of SH 86 This burial ground has served Quitaque since the 1920s. Quitaque’s name may have come from Quitica Indians who came through this area on a 1683-84 ...

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4753 Site of Celtic Post Office FM 378, E side 3.5 mi. S of SH 86, between CR H and CR I (0.8 mi. E) The first two post offices in the area were established at Celtic and Luther on May 2, 1891, eleven months before formal organization ... 13111 Site of Holt School FM 378, 11.1 mi. S of SH 86, E side 0.1 mi. S of CR A (2 miles east) In 1913, G.C. Holt moved his wife and eight children to the Briscoe-Floyd county line. Because of the distance to the nearest school, ... 4228 Site of Reeves Post Office SH 207, E side 8.8 mi. S of Silverton between CR C and CR D (.5 mi. east) Since the railroad was 60 miles from this sparsely populated prairie, the establishment of Reeves post office opened a communication ...

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5549 Trading Area of Jose Tafoya and other Comancheros SH 86 roadside park, E side 5.4 mi. NW of Quitaque. Marker reported missing Jan. 2008. In Quitaque area, Comancheros (peddlers in Comanche domain) from New Mexico traded flour and other goods to Indians. The barter (begun in 1700's) ...

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5825 William E. Schott from Silverton, 10.9 mi. E on SH 256 to picnic area, N side of the road Briscoe County pioneer William E. Schott (1870-1941) was born in Ohio and moved to North Texas in 1885. Still legally a minor, he came to this area ... 5842 William Moten Vaughan Silverton Cemetery, N side of CR K (Thirteenth St.). Grave is in the southeast section. (October 15, 1841-March 15, 1928) Born in Missouri. Served in Texas Rangers, 1860-61, and in Civil War, 1862-65. He was a corporal in last Confederate ...