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13474 Capt. Randolph Marcy's Exploration Route through Collingsworth County 2 mi. S of Wellington on US 83 In 1852, Capt. R.B. Marcy led a survey expedition along the Red River to document the river's channel and related streams. The team, which included ... 951 Collingsworth County From Wellington, take U.S. 83 about 2 miles north; marker located in grove of trees on west side of highway Formed from Young and Bexar territories; Created August 21, 1876; Organized November 4, 1890; Named in Honor of James Collinsworth 1806-1838; the ... 954 Collingsworth County Hospital 1014 15th Street, Wellington Original hospital on this site (first in county) was built in 1917 by L.H. Stall. One of the two surgeons then practicing here, Dr. Elmer Wood Jones ...

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17649 Dozier Cemetery CR I, 1 mi. W of FM 1547 Located in northwest Collingsworth County, the Dozier Cemetery was named after the Dozier Creek and a nearby cowboy camp at the head of the creek. ...

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1775 First Methodist Church of Wellington 901 Bowie Street-Wellington Organized in 1890 by the Rev. J.H. Linderman and a small group of charter members, this congregation was the only Methodist church in the county ...

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3350 Methodism in Collingsworth 901 Bowie Street-Wellington Originally, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most Collingsworth County communities were small settlements that grew up around area ranchers. ...

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13782 Needwood Cemetery FM 1439, N side 300 feet W of CR 270, 9.1 mi. E of US 83 Historic Texas Cemetery medallion 3594 Nicholson School From Wellington, take U.S. 83 north about 14 miles to marker Once the center of a thriving agricultural community, Nicholson School was named for county judge Arthur Clyde Nicholson, during whose term the school ...

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3632 O'Neil Building 919 9th Street-Wellington Bricks visible in the facade of this structure were left over from construction of the first Collingsworth County Courthouse in 1893. Contractor, ...

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4141 Quail Cemetery From Wellington, take S.H. 1056 west about 11 miles; then F.M. 1547 north to marker, about 3.5 miles to cemetery. Among the earliest settlers of this area were J.E. & Mary Jane Blevins and their children. Arriving in 1902, they were soon involved in the organization ...

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4324 Rocking Chair "Ranche" (1883-1893) From Wellington, take U.S. 83 north about 8 miles to park on north side of Red River; marker located just inside entrance to park Owned by Scottish Earls of Aberdeen and Tweedmouth. The headquarters were at Aberdeen (about 7 miles northeast). Starting with 14,745 cattle, the ...

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4769 Site of Dozier Schoolhouse FM 1036, W side, 0.1 mi. N of CR H In 1893, the men of the newly-settled Dozier community built a one-room schoolhouse to serve the educational needs of the children of that town and ... 4825 Site of Lutie School From Wellington, take U.S. 83 north about 11 miles to F.M. 1439; marker is on F.M. 1439, just east of intersection with U.S. 83 The community of Lutie, named for early settler Lutie Gresham Templeton. Traces its history to 1909. Two years previously, local citizens had formed ...

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4218 The Red River Plunge of Bonnie and Clyde Collingsworth Pioneers Park, US 83 on north side of Salt Fork of the Red River On June 10, 1933, Mr. & Mrs. Sam Pritchard and family saw from their home on the bluff (west) the plunge of an auto into Red River. Rescuing the ...