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82 Adair-Steadman Site FM 1812 southeast of Sylvester, near Ranch Road and CR 492 In this vicinity is a prehistoric archeological site discovered in 1969 near the Clear Fork of the Brazos River. Archeologists have conducted extensive ...

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715 Captain Henry C. Lyon Roby Cemetery, northeast section Served in army of the Republic of Texas * Commanded a company in the army of the Confederate States of America * Born in Tennessee, April 15, 1815 ...

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11882 D. W. Stephens No. 1 Discovery Oil Well 3.9 mi. E of Roby on US 180; 4.2 mi. N on FM 1224 to just north of intersection with FM 2142, Royston community. (The Texas Company [Texaco]) The search for oil in Fisher County began in 1918. Though four wells were drilled in the southwestern part of the county ...

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12586 First United Methodist Church of Roby North 2nd and Church streets, Roby The oldest active church in Fisher County, this congregation dates to the earliest years of the county's settlement and organization. The town of ... 1902 Fisher County southwest corner of courthouse lawn Sites of old Indian trail from Mexico to settlements on Texas frontier. In this region in 1856, Colonel Robert E. Lee, then commanding the famed ...

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2501 Hobbs Cemetery 11.7 miles west on US 180, turn north on FM 3205, about 3 miles to cemetery. Settlers began moving into this area of Fisher County in the early 1880s. The community that developed became known as Hobbs when Roby postmaster ... 11683 Hobbs Independent School District 11 mi. W of Rotan on FM 1614 at its intersection with FM 611 The first school in what would become the Hobbs community was known as Buffalo and taught in a tent on Buffalo Creek from 1887 to 1888. The Rev. ...

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3591 Newman Community and Cemetery From Sylvester take FM 1085 7.8 miles south; turn west on CR 251 continue about .5 mile to cemetery and marker. Jim Newman, one of Fisher County's earliest settlers, established a ranch in this area about 1879. The community that developed near his ranch was ...

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3866 Organization of Fisher County southwest corner of courthouse lawn When the Texas Legislature created Fisher County in 1876, there were no permanent settlements in the area. As a result, the county was linked with ...

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3915 Palava Cemetery from Roby take SH 70 13 miles south, then head east on FM 2744 to cemetery. Originally named Center Point, the town of Palava traces its history to early settlement in this area in the late 1870s. It was renamed when the ...

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4312 Roby intersection of US 180 (S 1st) and SH 70 (Concho St.) in a small park across from the courthouse Located on land originally included in a land grant to Texas War for Independence veteran Thomas H. Cosby, the town of Roby was first platted in ... 4313 Roby Cemetery At junction of SH 70 and County Road 203, north side of Roby. The marker faces SH 70, and the cemetery is further east on CR 203. (1/4 mile east) Settlers began arriving in this area in the late 19th century. The oldest grave marker in the Roby Cemetery, that of Mable W. Deming, ... 4357 Rotan Snyder and Garfield First known as White Flat, the town of Rotan was settled prior to the organization of Fisher County in 1886. A thriving community developed, but ... 4378 Royston Townsite 3.9 mi. E of Roby on US 180; 4.2 mi. N on FM 1224 to just north of intersection with FM 2142, Royston community. The town of Royston came into existence in 1906, when the Texas Central Railroad built a line through this area. In addition to the railroad depot, ...

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11672 Site of Hitson Community 15.1 miles east of Rotan on SH 92 at CR 251 Ranchers John and William Hittson were among the first to settle in this area in about 1870; the area around their homes became known as Hittson ...

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5390 The Old Rock House From Sylvester take SH 1085 south about 0.3 mile to dirt road veering to left. Follow dirt road onto ranch and to rock house. In the 1880s Andy Long (b. 1850) began acquiring his 10,300-acre spread known as the "OB" Ranch. His landholdings surrounded what is now the town ...

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17092 Willingham Land and Cattle Company 14427 East Hwy 180 BROTHERS WELBORN B. WILLINGHAM (1868-1923) AND STERLING A. WILLINGHAM, JR. (1871-1950) TRADED SHEEP TO MR. CLEGG FOR LAND NEAR HOBBS IN 1886-87. ... 5901 Woods Chapel Cemetery 10 miles east of Roby on US 180, just west of intersection with FM 1812/CR 283. The marker faces US 180, but the cemetery is south down FM 1812, west on CR 156, then next right on dirt road to cemetery. (1.5 miles southwest) Settlement of this area of Fisher County began in the early 1880s. A small frame building, erected near this site in 1883-1884, ...