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207 Arney School from Nazareth take FM 168 about 10 miles north, school is located at intersection with FM 1075 Among the early settlers in northeast Castro County were George and Jim Arney, two brothers from Missouri, for whom Arney community was named. A ...

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22428 Big Square Community 11 miles south of Dimmitt on State Hwy 385 and 11 miles West on Farm Hwy 145; at intersection of Farm Hwy 145 and CR 503

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757 Castro County Marker was placed at roadside park S of intersection of US 385 and SH 194, SE side of Dimmitt. Marker reported as unverified location as of Nov. 2021. Formed from Young and Bexar Territories, created August 21, 1876, organized December 8, 1891. Named in honor of Henri Castro 1786-1861. A distinguished ... 758 Castro County Courthouses Castro County Courthouse grounds, NW corner, SE corner of E. Bedford St. (SH 86) and S. Broadway (US 385) This site was set aside as the Dimmitt town square in 1891, the year Castro County was formally organized. Temporary court facilities were set up ...

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2185 Gilbreath-Cowsert House Castro County Historical Museum, N side W. Halsell St. (FM 2392) between NW 3rd and NW 5th streets. Marker reported faded Nov. 2015. Tennessee native Jeff T. Gilbreath moved his family to this area in 1905. The owner of a local mercantile store, he built this house in 1909. He ...

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2517 Holy Family Catholic Church St. Joseph St., N side opposite St. Mary's St. The history of Holy Family Catholic Church parallels that of the town of Nazareth. The families of brothers V. A., J. A., and T. P. McCormick and ... 17921 Holy Family Cemetery Holy Family Cemetery N of Holy Family Catholic Church, marker located at cemetery entrance on E side of 3rd St. 300 feet N of St. Joseph St. In 1902, Joseph Reisdorff, pastor and colonizer of Nazareth, devoted land donated by Wilhelmina Thier to be Holy Family Cemetery. First interment ... 17942 Home Mercantile 2nd St., W side 60 feet N of Leo St. For 90 years, starting in 1905, Nazareth residents purchased goods here. The original wood-frame structure, built by Fred Heidgerken with living ...

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15339 P. O. W. Camp Chapel Going North on 385 from Dimmit to Hereford, Turn left on CR 1, go S on 507, RTHL on right, near Hereford This chapel is one of the few physical reminders of the days this site served as an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War II. The prisoners, ... 3902 Prisoner of War Camp Chapel W side US 385, 0.4 mi NW of FM 2943. See also Prisoner of War Camp Chapel marker (Atlas no. 4123) in Deaf Smith County. (3 mi. W) Near this site during World War II the Hereford Military Reservation and Reception Center, a prisoner of war camp, was established. During ...

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4689 Shoot-out on Jones Street Castro County Courthouse grounds, SW corner, NE corner of E. Jones St. and S. Broadway (US 385) At an 1891 meeting to discuss the selection of a Castro County seat, words were exchanged between Ira Aten, a retired Texas Ranger speaking on behalf ... 5019 Spring Lake Pasture Division of the XIT Ranch 12.5 mi. W of Hart, E side of US 385, 0.9 mi. S of FM 145 Encompassing land in ten counties of the Texas Panhandle, the XIT Ranch was established through the exchange of public lands to finance construction ... 5146 Summerfield-Dameron Corner SH 86, 5.7 mi. E of Dimmitt, N side of the road 200 feet W of CR 519 In 1876, English native John Summerfield (1885-1918) began his work locating and surveying millions of acres of land in present-day Randall, Deaf ...

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5360 The J. W. Carter Family and the 7-Up Ranch SW corner FM 145 and FM 1055 The first permanent settlers in Castro County, the James W. Carter family moved to this area in 1884. A tent and dugout served as home until a house ...