Historical Markers of Texas

673 Camp Resolution of the Texan Santa Fe Expedition FM 1065, E side 0.4 mi. S of FM 689 In an effort to establish a western trade route and expand Texas jurisdiction, Republic of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar sent an expedition of ... 735 Carr's Chapel FM 378, E side 3.1 mi. N of FM 54 RTHL medallion only 1003 Commercial Hotel SW corner S. 5th and W. Missouri streets Alabama native William P. Daily (1865-1941) and his family arrived in Floyd County in 1911, settling briefly in the Muncy community (5 mi. N). After ... 12355 Coronado in Blanco Canyon from Floydada, 6 mi. S on US 62/SH 207 at roadside park, south of White River From 1540 to 1542, Francisco Vazquez de Coronado led the first organized European exploration of the southwest in search of the fabled "cities of ...

1202 Della Plain from Floydada, take SH 207 about 5 miles to intersection with FM 786 A severe drought in the mid-1880s brought Baylor County rancher T. J. Braidfoot to this area in search of better conditions for his cattle. In 1887, ... 1244 Dolphin Ward Floyd Floyd County Courthouse grounds, W side near entrance When this county was created in 1876, it was named in honor of Dolphin Ward Floyd (1804-1836). A native of North Carolina, Floyd left his home in ...

1689 First Baptist Church of Floydada First Baptist Church Floydada, E side S. Main St. between E. Kentucky and E. Tennessee streets On July 19, 1891, the Rev. I. B. Kimbrough and a small group of worshipers met in the dugout home of Joe Arnold to organize the Floyd City Baptist ... 1647 First Baptist Church of Lockney First Baptist Church of Lockney, SE corner S. Main and Poplar streets Led by The Rev. I. B. Kimbrough, nineteen charter members organized the First Missionary Baptist Church of Floyd County in December 1890. Early worship ... 1753 First Methodist Church of Floydada 201 West Kentucky Street at 400 South 5th Street, Floydada The roots of Methodism in Floyd County can be traced to the 1880s, prior to the founding of Floydada and the formal organization of the county. Circuit ... 1761 First Methodist Church of Lockney First Methodist Church of Lockney, N side W. Poplar St. between SW 1st and Main streets. Marker faces W. Poplar St. near the entrance. This church traces its history to 1890, when The Rev. R. M. Morris led about twenty-five Methodists in organizing a new congregation. The church ... 1796 First National Bank of Floydada 124 South Main Street, Floydada. The James B. Posey Bank, established in Floydada in the 1890s, became the Floyd County Bank in 1900 when L.T. Lester joined Posey as a partner. In ... 1928 Floyd County from Floydada, 6 mi. S on US 62/SH 207 at roadside park, south of White River Floyd County, formed from Young and Bexar territories. Created August 221, 1876. Organized May 28, 1890, Named in honor of Dolphin Ward Floyd, a ... 11883 Floydada Chapter No. 31, Order of the Eastern Star 130 W. Mississippi St. The Floyd City Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star (O.E.S.), was organized in early 1898 when members of the Floyd City Lodge No. 712, A. F. & A. ... 1929 Floydada Lodge No. 712, A. F. & A. M. 130 West Mississippi, Floydada. Organized by eighteen charter members in April 1891, this Masonic Lodge was chartered by the Grand Lodge of Texas on December 11th that year. Formed ...

2777 John Ellison Burns City Hall, S side E. Locust St. between E. 1st and E. 2nd streets. Marker faces E. Locust St. near the entrance. Trained as a blacksmith by his father in Alabama, John Ellison Burns (1853-1940) brought his hand-forged tools to Texas in 1874. He settled in the ...

3867 Organization of Floyd County Floyd County Courthouse grounds, W side near entrance Floyd County was created by the Texas Legislature in 1876. The Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company began building westward from Wichita Falls, ...

14687 Roots of the Catholic Faith in West Texas from Floydada, 6 mi. S on US 62/SH 207 at roadside park, south of White River Spaniards first introduced the Catholic faith into this region when conquistador Francisco Vasquez de Coronado passed through in a 1540s expedition ...

4146 Site of Original Headquarters of the Quitaque Ranch Gray Mule Cemetery (Edgin Cemetery), FM 689, 2 mi. W of FM 1065, on Caprock Canyons State Park Nature Trail Established by the Baker brothers in 1877; bought in 1880 for Mrs. Cornelia Adair by Charles Goodnight. Together with the Palo Duro ranches it embraced ...

17646 The Battle of Blanco Canyon from Floydada, 6 mi. S on US 62/SH 207 at roadside park, south of White River Of all the confrontations between the United States Army and Indians in Texas, the Battle of Blanco Canyon is identified as one of the most decisive ... 5361 The J. A. Baker Store SW corner Main and College streets Opened 1894; one of the Texas South Plains' oldest mercantile houses still owned by founding family. James Artemas Baker (1859-1917), founder of ... 16991 Trinity Lutheran Church from Lockney, 4 mi. W on SH 70, then 7 mi. N on FM 2301 Lutherans in the Providence community requested a missionary from the Mission Board of the First Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Texas to fill the ...

5953 Zimmerman House 516 South First Street, Floydada Oregon native Fred Zimmerman, Sr. (1885-1954) came to the Texas Panhandle in 1916. He acquired a number of farm properties in the area and began ...