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14745 Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877 Morton Memorial Cemetery African American troops, known as Buffalo Soldiers, were vital in defending the Texas frontier. On July 26, 1877 Buffalo Soldiers from Co. A of the ...

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927 Cochran County Cochran County Courthouse grounds, east side facing N. Main St. (SH 214). 1965 text plate replaced 1936 original [Formed from Young and Bexar territories. Created August 21, 1876. Organized May 6, 1924. Named in honor of Robert Cochran, a private who died at the Alamo. Morton, the county seat.] Created August 21, 1876, from Bexar County. Named for a native of New Jersey, Robert Cochran, a private who died for Texas Independence in the siege ...

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5787 Former Whiteface Hotel Whiteface Museum. W. Second St., north side between N. Fillmore and N. Taylor streets. Built 1926 by realtor Wm. E. Flenniken, this was first brick structure in town. It housed land shoppers when Cochran County was opened to sales of ...

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16171 Morton Memorial Cemetery .5 mi. N of Morton at intersection of Hwy 214 & CR 68 The use of this site as a burial ground began in 1923 when a traveling family camped here and their baby became ill and died. Other burials followed, ...

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11812 Old Surratt Territory 17.4 mi. S of Morton on SH 214; 2.5 mi. W on FM 1585 (S side of road) Once encompassing more than 33,000 acres, the area known locally as the Old Surratt Territory is representative of the late-19th century settlement ...

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4948 Slaughter Ranch Headquarters Near FM 1169 on private property Headquarters for pioneering C.C. Slaughter Ranch, made up of 246,669 acres of Cochran and Hockley county lands. Col. C. C. Slaughter -- a leader ...

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5522 Town of Bledsoe at intersection of FM 595 & SH 125 - MARKER MISSING Promoted and founded in July 1925 by South Plains & Santa Fe Railroad. Named for railroad president, S.T. Bledsoe. In late 1920s became important ...