Historical Markers of Texas

601 C. W. Post Home 615 West Main, Post Home built 1912 by C. W. Post, Cereal Foods millionaire, founder of town of Post, who promoted Texas settlement and agriculture by selling land on ... 602 C. W. Post Rain Battles US 84, W side, picnic area 3.3 mi. NW of Post Site of 1911-1914 dynamiting to produce rain, carried on by C. W. Post, Texas farm colonizer and cereal foods millionaire. After reading that rain ... 823 Charles W. Post Courthouse lawn, Main Street, Post (1854-1914) Internationally known creator of Post Cereals, advertising genius, inventor and innovator, founder of Post City in 1906. Through the ...

1289 Dry-Land Farming In front of Close City School - from Post, take US 380 about 5 miles West, then follow FM 399 North about 1 mile. This low rainfall area, limited usually to grazing, was colonized in 1907 by C. W. Post, creator of Post Foods and a philanthropist. By introducing ... 1294 Duffy's Peak from Post, take Highway 207 about 11 miles North Height so prominent it was Garza County's earliest bench mark, designated by peg-legged surveyor Jasper Hays, who in 1877-1878 was marking bounds ...

1559 Faith Lutheran Church corner of 10th Street and Avenue K 9405 Famous Post Picnic of 1906 From Post, take US 84 southeast about 6.5 miles, then take county road about 5.5 miles east; in grove near OS Ranch headquaters After this area was freed of Indians, Garza County was created and named in 1876 for a patriotic family of early Texas. With its ranching population ...

2107 Garza County Garza County Courthouse grounds, E side facing Avenue L. Marker reported damaged (faded) Mar. 2015. Created in 1876, attached to Borden County 1891-1907. Organization came July 8, 1907 at the OS Ranch. According to legend, even the horses "voted" ... 2108 Garza County from Post, take US 84 south about .1 mile to TxDot Building. Marker is in open area in parking lot. Named in honor of The Garza family natives of the Canary Islands. Pioneer settlers of San Antonio in 1731. A cattle raising county since its settlement, ... 12456 Garza County Courthouse 300 W. Main St. After Garza County's creation in 1876, it was not until 1907, at the initiative of cereal producer C. W. Post, that the county was formally organized. ... 12661 Garza County's First Oil Well US 84 northbound lanes, E side of US 84, 0.1 mi. NW of CR 340 (Old Justiceburg Rd). Marker reported missing Jun. 2011. Map dot approximate. (3 1/2 miles east) After several unsuccessful ventures from 1911 to 1919, the first oil producer in the county was completed on J.M. Boren property ... 2109 Garza Points FM 669, W side, 16.8 mi. S of Post and 0.8 mi. N of Borden County line. Marker reported damaged Jan. 2010. Thin, triangular arrow points 2 to 4 centimeters long. Of fine workmanship, with central basal notch and deeply serrated edges. Discovered and named ... 2238 Graham Chapel Methodist Church Graham community, N side FM 1313, 0.1 mi. E of FM 399 Organized 1915. Pastor, the Rev. T. C. Willett, rode bicycle from Tahoka to preach here. Church met for two years in Graham School building, then ... 2239 Graham Church of Christ Graham community, S side FM 1313, 200 feet W of FM 399. Marker reported missing Dec. 2007. In 1908, settler J.I. Wilbourn, aided by church in Fluvanna, arranged for earliest Church of Christ services in Graham. Organized September 21, 1908, ...

2681 J. M. Boren Home 504 West 12th Street, Post Built in 1908 of lumber hauled 75 miles. Boren was first county judge, a rancher, bank director, civic leader. Hospitality of home was well known ...

2904 Kate McCommis at the C.W. Post Memorial Scout Camp, take FM 669 about 2 mile south of Post A victim of frontier privations. Died in Feb. 1884 on day of birth -- attended only by her young cowboy father. Recorded -1968.

3106 Llano Estacado From Post, take US 84 about 8 miles southeast to rest area. Number 19 of 23 Tourist Information Markers placed in the 1960s. Texas Highway Department name in the seal. Stretching across the horizon as a range of flat-topped mountains is the Cap Rock Escarpment, eastern boundary of the vast Llano Estacado or 'Staked ... 3107 Llano Ranch from Post, take FM 1313 about 1.5 miles south - Marker is located 1 mile West of Scout Camp sign The Llano Ranch containing 192 sections of land was established in 1880. Known as the "Curry Comb" from their cattle brand, two bars over the letter ...

3239 Mason Memorial Building 117 Avenue N Dedicated to the people of Garza County in memory of Marshall and Gladys Mason, Garza County pioneers. Donated by the families of a son and a daughter, ... 3515 Mrs. Merriweather Post Courthouse square, Main Street, Post Daughter of C. W. Post. Lived in Texas 1888-1891. Had part with father in locating colony here 1906; rescued local economy by aid after 1917 drought. ...

3710 Old Close City School Close City Community Center, from Post, take US 380 about 5 miles W to FM 399 N, and follow FM 399 about 1 mile North; MARKER REPORTED MISSING 9/09. Built 1908 as a commissary school in colony of C. W. Post, cereal magnate. Named for his son-in-law, E. B. Close. In 1910, moved to this site. Became ... 3781 Old Post High School Corner of FM 669 and US 380, Post Built 1928, incorporating in lower walls native Garza County stones from the town's first (1909) school, erected soon after the founding of city ... 3783 Old Post Sanitarium 117 Avenue N, Post First hospital in this part of West Texas. Built in 1912 by Double U Company of C. W. Post, cereals millionaire. Finest facilities: X-ray laboratory, ... 3643 OS Ranch From Post, U.S. 84 about 8 miles southeast to rest area. Marker reported missing Nov. 2017. Founded on open range, 1878, brand was owned in 1881 by R. H. Overall. Acquired 1901 by W. E. Connell, who had about 200 sections of land. Ranch ...

4039 Pioneer's Well from Post, take Highway 669 about 2 miles South to CW Post Memorial Scout Camp County's first hand-dug rock-walled well. Dug 1883 by Llano Ranch workmen. Well is 5 feet square, 40 feet deep and lined with sandstones placed without ... 4085 Post City County Park, Highway 84, city limits, Post Founded 1907 by industrialist C. W. Post. Early abundant water supply by windmills above Caprock. Later from White River Lake. Extensive ranching ... 20046 Post Santa Fe Depot Post Chamber of Commerce. E. 8th St., E side, 250 feet E of S. Avenue H. After founding Post City in 1907, cereal manufacturer Charles William Post attracted railroads to the town, eventually convincing the Santa Fe Railroad ... 15355 Post, Marjorie M. Post 4089 Postex Cotton Mill SE corner S. Avenue F and E. 7th St. See also 1962 RTHL marker for Postex Cotton Mill (Atlas no. 4090) Established 1912 by C. W. Post, creator of Post Cereals and a philanthropist. Mill was a part of Post's dream of diversified income for Garza County ... 4090 Postex Cotton Mill Main building of former Postex Cotton Mill, on private property. RTHL designation 1962, inscription plate added 1967. See also 1967 subject marker for Postex Cotton Mill at SE corner of S. Avenue F and E. 7th St. (Atlas no. 4089) Founded in 1912 by C. W. Post to provide a cotton market and employment for local people. First to combine all the processes from ginned cotton to ...

4805 Site of Graham School Graham community, Graham Community Center, N side FM 1313, 200 feet W of FM 399 Second school in the county. Established in 1904 as Graham Chapel School; named for local settler Newt Graham. A school was built on land given by ...

17260 Terrace Cemetery Post, US 380 IN 1907, YOUNG VERA WESTBROOK DIED IN POST CITY AND WAS LAID TO REST IN A GRAVE NEAR TWO DRAW ROAD. IN 1908, WITH THE DEATH OF VERTIE ROGERS CONN, ... 5231 Terrace Cemetery Gateway From Post, take US 380 east about .5 mile From "Double U", "Lazy S", Conneil and Currycomb Ranch canyons, round rocks were collected and made into gate piers in 1908 when cereal king C. W. ... 18288 The Brazos River in Justiceburg Justiceburg Located on the south branch of the Double Mountain fork of the Brazos River, the area now known as Justiceburg has been inhabited for centuries. ... 5403 The Post-Hundley House E. 11th St., S side between N. Broadway (US 84) and N. Ave. I Charles W. Post (1854-1914), famed cereal manufacturer who founded this community as a model town, occupied this residence during his frequent ... 5581 Twin Chimneys US 84, W side, picnic area 3.3 mi. NW of Post (100 Yards North) Used as a landmark in the 19th century by surveyors sighting from Duffy's Peak, located ten miles northeast. Jasper Hays, earliest ...

5642 Verbena Community Church From Post, take Hwy. 380 East about 10 miles, then take Hwy. 2008 about 5 miles north Named for Mrs. J. B. Cotton, a charter member. Built 1904, replacing brush arbor used by all denominations in summertime services. Became shelter ...