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15612 Casas Amarillas 21 mi. NW off FM 597 at White Ranch Headquarters 888 City of Levelland Hockley County Courthouse grounds, N side facing Houston St. (SH 114) Surveyed and platted in 1912 as "Hockley City" by cereal magnate C. W. Post. Although only a barren townsite, place won race for county seat in 1921. ... 16754 City of Levelland Cemetery Ave. H, W side between 15th and 17th streets. HTC medallion and plaque mounted at brick entrance. City of Levelland Cemetery Established ca. 1924 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2010 13580 City of Sundown Cemetery Sundown Cemetery, NW corner E. 7th St. and E. City Limit Rd. The city of Sundown developed on land that was once part of the C.C. Slaughter Ranch. In 1931, Slaughter’s son Bob gave property for the creation ...

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14065 Fifth Street Missionary Baptist Church Fifth Street Baptist Church, NE corner 5th St. and Ave. J In 1921, thirteen area residents, under the leadership of a Rev. Curry, organized a congregation, originally known as First Missionary Baptist Church. ... 1806 First Oil Well in Hockley County FM 303, W side 0.1 mi. N of Wagon Wheel. Marker reported missing Feb. 2021. On April 6, 1937, this well was completed by the Texas Company (Texaco, Inc.), flowing 502 barrels per day from a depth of 5,023 feet, on land owned ...

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2504 Hockley County US 385, roadside park on W side of the road 0.1 mi. N of FM 2306/Florida Rd. Formed from Young and Bexar territories. Created August 21, 1876. Organized February 19, 1921. Named in honor of George W. Hockley, commander of ... 16687 Hockley County Cemetery 3.5 miles W. of the intersection of Hwy 385 and Hwy 114, then S. on the dirt road, which is located on the west side of the Oxy Oil Field Offices. Cem. is 0.5 mi. down that dirt road and on the E. side of the rd. The Texas Legislature created Hockley County in 1876 but the county did not formally organize until 1921; the small settlement of Hockley City (now ...

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16474 Ropesville Cemetery NW corner FM 168 and FM 41 In 1917, local rancher I.L. Ellwood negotiated a deal with the Santa Fe railroad to build tracks through his Spade Ranch in order to connect the ... 4345 Ropesville Resettlement Project Main St., N side between Boyd Ave. and Boller St. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) was enacted in 1933 as part of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal program to aid families ...

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4874 Site of Primrose School US 82, picnic area on E side 1.3 mi. SW of Ropesville (About one-half mile southwest) First public school in Hockley County; named for a wild prairie flower. In 1902 homesteaders had begun farming here. ...

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5430 The Spade Ranch SH 114, N side 2.5 mi. W of Smyer [Spade brand in title] Founded by Isaac L. Ellwood (1833-1910), inventor who made a fortune in barbed wire, and bought (1889) from veteran cattlemen ...