Historical Markers of Texas

46 A. B. Robertson Ranch From Lorenzo, take FM 378 south about 12.2 miles A noted pioneer in the West Texas cattle industry, Andrew Briggs ("Sug") Robertson was born in 1855 in Indiana. While still a young boy he came to ...

18175 Battle of the Freshwater Fork of the Brazos From Crosbyton, 3.5 mi. E on US 82/SH 114, at intersection with FM 2591 In Sep. 1871, Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie and the 4th U.S. Cavalry received permission to lead an expedition from Fort Griffin (Shackelford County) ... 18086 Big Four School 5 miles north of Crosbyton on FM 651 The community of big four lies a few miles north of Crosbyton. The W.H. Hames and M.A. Reynolds families moved here in 1902 and 1909, respectively, ...

868 Citizens National Bank Corner of First and Berkshire Streets, Crosbyton Site of Crosbyton's first bank. In 1909, First State Bank (soon named First National) opened in a new two-story concrete block and stone building, ... 891 City of Ralls City square, Watts and Main Street, Ralls Founded by John R. Ralls, who donated land for a townsite. He erected greater part of the business district and gave free sites plus much of the ... 939 Cole-McNeill-Jones House Off McNeill Ranch Road on private property. Map dot approximate. Handy P. Cole (1864-1923), foreman of the Spur Ranch and later sheriff of Dickens County, bought this property in 1897. The original part of this ... 1022 Cone Cemetery From Cone, 2 miles West on FM 193 Founded with burial, April 17,1897, of W. G. English, Father of J. P. and E. M. English; on land patented by the state to J. P. English, October ... 1114 Crosby County Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum, N side facing W. Main St. (US 82/SH 114) Formed from Young and Bexar Territories. Created August 21, 1876. Organized September 20, 1886. Named in honor of Stephen Crosby 1800-1869. Came ... 23470 Crosby County Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum, NW grounds, SE corner of W. Main St. (US 82/SH 114) and S. Berkshire Ave. In memory of Henry Clay Smith, 'Uncle Hank'...Born in Germany, August 15, 1836, died, May 20, 1912 and Elizabeth Boyle Smith, 'Aunt Hank,'...Born ... 12434 Crosby County Courthouse Aspen and Berkshire streets, Crosbyton Two years after Crosby County voters chose the new town of Crosbyton as their county seat in 1910, the courts finally resolved the subsequent election ... 1115 Crosby County Courthouses Courthouse corner of Aspen and Berkshire, Crosbyton Crosby County, created in 1876 and organized 1886, had its first county seat at Estacado (founded 1879 by a colony of Quakers). It was on a mail ... 1116 Crosbyton Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum, N side facing W. Main St. (US 82/SH 114) Founded 1908 on "cutting grounds" of C.B. Livestock Company which built a school, supply store, railroad and inn to encourage settlers. By 1911, ... 1117 Crosbyton Cemetery From Crosbyton, take US 82, 1 mile East Established in 1909, this cemetery was once part of a 90,000-acre ranch operated by the C. B. Livestock Company. Julian Bassett, part owner of the ...

12942 Emma SH 207 south of CR 182, approx. 3.8 miles S of intersection of SH 207 and US 82/114 In the spring of 1891, merchants R.L. Stringfellow and H.E. Hume of nearby Estacado founded the town of Emma, named in honor of Stringfellow's future ... 1475 Emma Cemetery From Ralls, SH 207 south about 5.5 miles, then west on CR 188 and north on CR to cemetery Burial site of 12 Civil War veterans and County's first settlers, H. C. and Elizabeth Smith (died 1912 and 1925). Established in 1891 on land donated ...

1571 Farmer Community FM 193, Farmer; From Cone, take FM 193 west about 6 miles west to Farmer. Girlhood home of Mrs. Ima Smith, First Lady of Texas, wife of Governor Preston Smith. Settlement began here in 1887. The school district was created ...

2089 G. W. Smith Home From Crosbyton, take FM 651, North about 12 miles to FM 193 and follow east about 2 miles, then take County Road North about 1 mile. Built 1914 for eldest son of Hank Smith, the first settler of South Plains of West Texas. Constructed of shiplap with three rooms on each side of ...

4177 Headquarters of Half Circle S Ranch (L.R. French Ranch House) From Crosbyton, take FM 651 south about 17 miles. 2477 High Plains Pioneer Henry Clay Smith Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum, NW grounds, SE corner of W. Main St. (US 82/SH 114) and S. Berkshire Ave. (1836 - 1912) First to set up a post office and to farm in Crosby County; first to break land and drill a water well on High Plains. At start of ...

2680 J. J. Pierce Crosbyton Cemetery, US 82 E side between CR 209 and CR 213. Grave is in west section of the cemetery. Born at Blum, Texas. Became Sheriff of Crosby County in January 1947. Was killed in line of duty while arresting a bootlegger at Ralls, Texas. Dedicated ... 2803 John R. Ralls Building 801 Main Street The largest of more than two blocks of business houses built between 1915 and 1919 by John R. Ralls, founder of this town. Used by the First National ... 2807 John Robinson Ralls From Ralls, take US 82 about .7 mile West to Ralls Cemetery Born on a Monroe County, Georgia, plantation; came to Texas, 1890. In 1906, traded flourishing general store for 10,000-acre ranch. Founded Ralls, ... 2886 Julian M. Bassett Crosbyton Cemetery, US 82 E side between CR 209 and CR 213. Marker is at gravesite in SW section of the cemetery. (Dec. 4, 1873 - Dec. 29, 1947) New York native Julian Marcus Bassett migrated to Texas with his parents in 1882. A rancher and businessman, he helped ...

3015 Lamar Building NW corner S. Berkshire Ave. and W. Aspen St. Site of Crosbyton Inn, first hotel here, built 1908, by C. B. Livestock Company to help promote area for cotton farming. A two-story frame building, ... 3016 Lamar Family Crosbyton Cemetery, US 82 E side between CR 209 and CR 213. Grave is in west section of the cemetery. In 1892 William Percy Lamar (1889-1946) came with his parents from Tarrant County to Crosby County, settling on a 160-acre homestead. He married ... 3123 Lorenzo Lawn of Community Center, 409 Van Buren, Lorenzo Founded when Crosbyton-South Plains Railway ran first train here, April 10, 1911. Named for Lorenzo Dow, employee of C. B. Livestock Company, which ... 13222 Lorenzo Cemetery FM 378, 1.8 mi. N of US 82/114, at CR 105 In 1876, the Texas Legislature created the Crosby Land District, which included several present-day Panhandle counties. Ranchers soon began establishing ...

3190 Main Supply Camp on Historic Mackenzie Trail From Crosbyton, 3.5 mi. E on US 82/SH 114, at intersection with FM 2591 (3 mi. SE) Trail followed by Gen. Ranald Mackenzie, U.S. 4th Cavalry in 1871 frontier campaign. He camped at Dewey Lake after brush with Indians. ... 3307 McNeill Ranch Off McNeill Ranch Road on private property. Map dot approximate. In 1882 James Calvin McNeill (b. 1844), Brazoria County rancher, purchased 8,000 acres in Crosby County to expand his cattle business. Maintaining ... 5383 Mount Blanco Community FM 651, E side 200 feet N of FM 193. Marker reported damaged 11/2/2020. Marker reported missing Apr. 2022. Replacement in progress Jun. 2022. Named for tall white mesa that was a landmark on Mackenzie Trail, surveyed in 1871 by U.S. Cavalry scouting for Indians on the frontier. Near the ...

3932 Near Site of Pansy Baptist Church From Crosbyton, 10.4 mi. E on US 82, NE corner of US 82 and FM 836, N side of the road The Pansy Baptist Church was organized in 1905 by J. V. Leatherwood, John Holt, P. H. Leatherwood, Snow Loyd, and J. M. Leatherwood to serve the ...

3720 Old Dewey Lake From Crosbyton, 3.5 mi. E on US 82/SH 114, at intersection with FM 2591 Once an important landmark for early surveys of this area, Dewey Lake got its name after surveyors returned from here to headquarters and found, ...

14940 Pioneer Memorial Building (Hank Smith House) Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum, facing W. Main St. (US 82/SH 114) RTHL medallion only

4148 R. M. Wheeler Home From Lorenzo, take FM 378 south about 14.5 mile then take County Road east and follow 1 mile to ranch house. Built 1915. Replaced half dugout. Family continues to occupy as ranch headquarters. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966. 4171 Ralls Cemetery From Ralls, take Highway 82 about .7 miles West (.7 mile West of SH 207) The original five acre tract of land for this burial grund was purchased from the C.B. Livestock Co. on September 7, 1915, four years after the town ...

23403 Silver Falls Pavilion marker pending marker pending 4779 Site of Estacado southwest of intersection of FM 1527 and CR 101 A town founded in 1879 by a colony of English Quakers under the leadership of Isaac Paris Cox who purchased for them 82 sections of land. The town, ... 4822 Site of Leatherwood School From Crosbyton, 10.4 mi. E on US 82, NE corner of US 82 and FM 836, N side of the road This area of Crosby County was settled in 1898 by the family and relatives of M. G. Leatherwood. As other families began to arrive, the need for ...

5267 Texas Ranger Campsite From Crosbyton, 3.5 mi. E on US 82/SH 114, at intersection with FM 2591 (One mile north) Law and order for plains area began here in 1879 with creation of Camp Roberts, first ranger station in Panhandle. Company C of ... 5583 Two-Buckle Ranch Headquarters, Kentucky Cattle Raising Company From Crosbyton, 3.5 mi. E on US 82/SH 114, at intersection with FM 2591 Headquarters for the Two Buckle Ranch was built near this site, at Silver Falls in 1884 by the Kentucky Cattle Raising Company, which had been founded ...

5655 Village of Cone At Post Office Building, US 62, Cone Named in 1903 for S. E. Cone, who helped carry mail here from the nearby town of Emma. Post Office was established same year in general store of ...

5905 Work Building W. Aspen St., S side between S. Berkshire and S. Ayrshire avenues Using a part of -N- range land, C.B. Livestock Company laid out townsite in 1908. This building constructed in 1910 of concrete blocks made in dugout ...