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11926 Chillicothe First Methodist Church 301 Avenue J South Originally organized in 1886 in the Jackson Springs community, this church was first served by circuit riders C. T. Neese and J. T. Hosmer. Shortly ...

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1845 First Presbyterian Church of Quanah 409 South Main Street, Suite 6 -Quanah This congregation was organized in 1892 at the home of Mrs. A. E. deGraffenried by the Rev. Jacobs and eight charter members. This beaux arts classical ...

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18862 Goodlett Cemetery US 287 to FM 2363, south 1.25 miles to Cemetery Road [no text -- HTC medallion only]

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2370 Hardeman County Quanah Garden Club Park, north side US 287 (11th Street) between Combs and Hughes Created February 1, 1858 Recreated August 21, 1876 Organized December 30, 1884 Named in honor of Bailey Hardeman, 1785-1836, signer of the Texas ... 12782 Hardeman County Courthouse 300 block of Main St. Hardeman County Courthouse Hardeman County was created in 1858 and named for early Texas legislators Bailey and Thomas Jones Hardeman. It was not ... 2371 Hardeman County Jail Green Street This native stone jail building was begun in 1890, when Quanah become Hardeman County Seat, and competed in March 1891. The lower floor housed the ... 11927 Hicks & Cobb General Merchandise Store 9 mi. S of Chillicothe on FM 91 The townsite of Medicine Mound had long been a thriving village when brothers-in-law Lon L. Cobb and Ira Lee Hicks arrived in the area with their ...

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11928 Medicine Mound Community 9 mi. S of chillicothe on FM 91 Early inhabitants of this area were Comanche and Kiowa Indians whose campsites were situated around four dolomite hills called Medicine Mounds and ... 3312 Medicine Mound Depot, 1910 US 287 (11th St), south side, W of FM 2568. Marker reported missing Jan. 2017. Built by Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway as passenger and freight station, in area where Chief Quanah Parker's Comanches prayed and rolled in ...

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13960 Old Mounds Cemetery S on FM 3295, int with FM 1167 This cemetery served residents of the original site of the community of Medicine Mound in southeast Hardeman County. The settlement took its name ...

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23648 Quanah, Acme & Pacific Railway 102 Mercer St. Originally chartered as the Acme, Red River and Northern Railway, the Quanah, Acme & Pacific Railway (QA&P) served the Quanah area in the early ...

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23645 Shootout at the Quanah Depot 102 S. Main St. An infamous gunfight between law enforcement officers occurred on December 9, 1893. Bad blood had been boiling between the two for months. At a ... 12594 Simpson Building 222 S. Main St. After serving as manager of the Cameron lumberyard in Quanah and then as a general manager in Waco, L. Simpson began his own lumber company and returned ...

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5246 Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Substation No. 12, Home of Hybrid Sorghums From Chillicothe, take Route 91 south about 3 miles, then take Highway 392 south about 3 miles. Forage crop field station at which in 1909 (when situated 6 miles NE) was planted the United States' first sudan grass, a sorghum especially adaptable ... 23644 The Demise of Joe Earle marker pending marker pending 5558 Trinity Church of Quanah 500 DuBose Street, Quanah The Rt. Rev. Alexander C. Garrett (1832-1924), first missionary bishop of northern Texas, preached to local Episcopalians in a schoolroom when he ...

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11929 W. P. A. Sanitation Project 9 mi. S of Chillicothe on FM 91. Structure reported destroyed Jun 2008. In 1937 the State of Texas and Hardeman County worked with President Franklin Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration in an attempt to provide ... 5832 William Jesse McDonald Quanah Memorial Cemetery, Quanah, north city limits, Quanah, FM 2640 (1852-1918) Fearless frontier law officer. Known for crack marksmanship and lightning-fast disarming of foes. His long-time friend Governor James ...