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273 Bacon Home 1802 Broadway, Lubbock. This two-story brick home was built in 1916 for Warren A. Bacon (1871-1938), a prominent Lubbock business and civic leader, and his wife Myrta (Hunt) ... 14531 Becton Cemetery Idalou, 8 mi N on FM 400, E 4mi on CR 5300, then .5 mi N on N CR 3600 Tennessee native Abner M. Becton moved to the Estacado area in the late 1890s. There, he met and wed Cornelia Bryant. The couple moved in 1898 to ... 23606 Bess Hubbard marker pending marker pending 434 Bledsoe Santa Fe Depot 6105 Nineteenth Street, Lubbock A relic from one of America's last frontiers. Built in 1925 on range land of newly organized Cochran County, at Bledsoe, this structure not only ... 484 Bradford Knapp Lubbock City Cemetery, East 31st Street at dead end, Lubbock (1870-1938) Known for his leadership in the field of agricultural education, Bradford Knapp served as first director of the U.S. Cooperative Extension ... 17262 Breedlove Airport 1/2 mile East of MLK Blvd. on E 50th Street, south side of the street WHEN CHARLES LINDBERGH WAS TRAVELLING THE U.S. BY AIRPLANE ON A SPEAKING TOUR, HE WAS UNABLE TO LAND AT LUBBOCK BECAUSE THERE WAS NO AIRPORT AT THE ... 24302 Broadway Church of Christ marker pending marker pending 18312 Buddy Holly Main entrance to the Buddy Holly Center outside the south gates near the iconic Holly Glasses statue. Charles Hardin “Buddy” Holley was born in Lubbock on September 7, 1936, to Ella Pauline (Drake) and Lawrence Odell “L.O.” Holley. The youngest of ...

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729 Carlisle Cemetery Carlisle Cemetery, 19th Street (SH 114/Levelland Highway), N side 0.1 mi. W of Upland Ave. The pioneer Carlisle community was named for W. Augustus "Uncle Gus" Carlisle (1849-1920), who settled here with his wife Lizzie (Spikes) (d. 1914) ... 870 Citizens National Bank of Lubbock Marker in storage as of May 2013. Was located at 14th and Avenue K. The oldest national bank in continuous operation in Lubbock. When this bank was founded on May 5, 1906 (under National Bank Charter No. 8208), Lubbock ... 12968 City of Lubbock Cemetery Marker is near cemetery entrance, on E. 31st St. east of Teak Ave. In March 1892, a delegation of Lubbock residents requested five acres of pasture land from rancher H.M. Bandy for use as a cemetery. That same month, ... 966 Colonel T. S. Lubbock and Texas in the Civil War Courthouse Lawn. (1817-1862) South Carolinian. Came to Texas 1835. Indian fighter, soldier, businessman. Member Secession Convention. Went to Virginia hoping to fight ... 18593 Congressman George Mahon George & Helen Mahon Public Library George Herman Mahon (1900-1985) was born in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, to John Kirkpatrick and Lola Willis (Brown) Mahon. In 1908, the family moved ... 23958 Cora Vance and Vance Hatchery NW corner Clovis Road (Spur 388) and 5th Street Born in Center, Shelby County, on October 26, 1905, hatchery industry pioneer Cora Lee Stapleton was the daughter of Sidney Clay and Kathleen (Gathwright) ... 1063 Coronado High School 3331 Vicksburg, Lubbock Opened in 1965. Named for Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, the Spanish explorer who, guided by an Indian known as "The Turk", traversed the Llano Estacado ... 22405 County Line Cemetery County Line Cemetery. County Line community, near FM 179, about 425 feet S of FM 597 and about 400 feet W of FM 179, SW of County Line Baptist Church. Marker is near cemetery entrance. Map dot approximate. Established 1905. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2018 22409 County Line Community County Line community, W side FM 179, about 450 feet S of FM 597, S of County Line Baptist Church. Map dot approximate. In 1901, W.G. Murray, John H. Pettit and the J.G. Hardy family purchased land in this area. These early farming families started a local school, ...

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12677 Lubbock US Hwy 84, NW side of town city limits S. side of hwy Founded 1891. Named for Col. Thomas S. Lubbock, Texas Republic soldier and Civil War hero. Incorporated 1909. Commercial-marketing-processing heart ... 23959 Lubbock Auto Auction marker pending marker pending 24263 Lubbock Baseball and the Hubbers marker pending marker pending 14380 Lubbock Cotton Club Southeast Dr. (Spur 331), W side, 0.1 mi. SE of 50th St. (FM 835) In 1938, Clyde Trusty opened a ballroom in a renovated army quonset hut at this site. The Lubbock Cotton Club hosted well-known orchestras and big ... 14613 Lubbock County Lubbock County Courthouse grounds, west side near courthouse entrance, facing Texas Ave. Formed from Young and Bexar territories Created August 21, 1876 Organized March 10, 1891 Named in honor of Colonel Thomas S. Lubbock 1817 - 1862 ... 3144 Lubbock High School 2004 19th Street, Lubbock The city of Lubbock experienced a significant increase in population during the 1920s as it became the agricultural, educational, service, and trade ... 12679 Lubbock Lake Site Hwy 84, approx. 1/2 mi NW of Loop 289 overpass This bend in the Yellowhouse Canyon has seen the passing of man from the time of the prehistoric mammouth-hunting Llano culture of 12,000 years ago. ... 17701 Lubbock Women's Club 2020 Broadway Starting in 1944, several women’s organizations met to coordinate their community improvement efforts. In February 1945, 22 groups became charter ... 18589 Lubbock's First Cotton Gin This location is within sight of the original gin location and more accessible to the public than the right-of-way further north. The Lubbock Cotton Gin Company operated at a site 1/10 mile northeast in the 1900s and 1910s. Until 1903, the nearest gins were over 100 miles away, ...

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3181 Mackenzie Scout Trail (Courthouse Grounds adjacent), intersection of H and Broadway, Lubbock. Private Marker. This marks one route of the Mackenzie Scout Trail extending from Camp Supply, Crosby County to Fort Sumner, New Mexico and used by the Army, 1872-1875, ... 16689 Mary & Mac Private School Lubbock, 902 E. 28th St. In 1954, Lucille Graves established Mary & Mac Private School as a preschool for African-American students. Named for a version of the hand-clapping ... 15841 Mercy Hospital Mercy Retreat Center, SW corner S. 19th and W. Division streets. For more than 50 years, Mercy Hospital served the health needs of the Slaton community. In 1927, Msgr. Thomas D. O'Brien, then rector of St. Joseph's ... 15653 Migrant Labor Camps of Lubbock County Aztlan Park, N side 1st. Pl. 100 feet W of Buddy Holly Ave. Early Hispanic residents of frontier Lubbock County included ranch hands in the 1880s. Railroad lines brought many workers to the South Plains, the ... 3401 Miss Mae Murfee On Murfee Elementary School, 6901 Nashville Drive, Lubbock Pioneer Lubbock teacher; prominent civic and church leader. Born in Haskell County; daughter of J. E. and Sarah Murfee. First taught in Lubbock County ... 23587 Mollie Abernathy marker pending marker pending 3443 Monterey High School 3211 47th Street, Lubbock Opened in 1955. Named for town of Monterey, one of the two original townsites for Lubbock. It was founded in present northwest Lubbock by W. E. Rayner ... 3491 Mount Gilead Baptist Church 2512 Fir Avenue, Lubbock The organizational meeting for this congregation was held in October 1917 by the Rev. A. Wilson. Although early problems plagued the fellowship and ...

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24307 Sagmor Vineyard marker pending marker pending 15103 Singers' Store, G. W., Site of (MISSING) Lubbock 12680 Site of Old Lubbock Interstate 27, northbound access road between Lubbock Business Park Blvd. and E. Hunter St. A predecessor of present Lubbock, this area was, in 1890, a subject of heated dispute by three factions (led by W.D. Crump, W.E. Rayner, and Frank ... 4947 Slaton FM 400 at Garza Street, City Square, Slaton The town of Slaton traces its history to the Santa Fe Railroad. O. L. Slaton, a Lubbock businessman and banker, was instrumental in securing the ... 15834 Slaton Bakery 109 S. 9th Street SLATON BAKERY IN 1923, BLUE RIBBON BAKERY AND CITY BAKERY, EACH OF WHICH HAD OPENED IN 1921, CONSOLIDATED. BY 1925, THIS ESTABLISHMENT WAS KNOWN ... 14011 Slaton Harvey House 400 Railroad Ave., marker reported vandalized 5/5/21 The city of Slaton has historic ties to the railroad. For decades the site was ranchland until the Santa Fe Railway sought a location for a division ... 13220 Slaton Volunteer Fire Department across from City Hall The Santa Fe Railroad established Slaton in 1911. In 1919, residents established a bucket brigade to help fight fires. Alex DeLong served as fire ... 16427 South Plains Army Air Field 6202 N I- 27 During World War II, nine preliminary and advanced military glider pilot training fields operated in Texas; one of the most prominent sites was located ... 14893 St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church southwest corner Main St. and Ave. W Early Catholic settlers in Lubbock and on the Texas South Plains celebrated Mass with traveling priests in private homes. Beginning in 1905, Father ... 22408 St. John's United Methodist Church SE corner University Ave. and 15th St. Established in 1939, St. John's was at first announced by Methodist Bishop Ivan Lee Holt to be located one mile south of campus to serve faculty ...

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22407 Texas Tech Alumni Association Texas Tech University, McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center, near S entrance The first graduating class of Texas Technological College received their diplomas on May 30, 1927. Wanting to stay connected to their alma mater, ... 5273 Texas Tech Judging Pavilion Texas Tech University campus, Agricultural Pavilion (Landscape Architecture) One of the first four buildings on the Texas Tech campus, the Livestock Judging Pavilion was the school's first structure built specifically for ... 23628 Texas Tech University Administration Building 2625 Memorial Cir Governor Pat Morris Neff (1871-1952) participated in the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Texas Technological College administration building ... 18313 Texas Tech University Dairy Barn Texas Tech University campus, W side Detroit Ave., about 300 feet S of 15th St. The dairy barn at Texas Tech University was completed in 1927 and was built to house the cows used by the Animal Husbandry Department. The barn and ... 22774 The 1970 Lubbock Tornado Tornado Memorial Park, NE corner Glenna Goodacre Blvd. (8th Street) and Avenue Q The major tornado that struck Lubbock on May 11, 1970 was one of the most destructive in American history. That evening there was an outbreak of ... 5340 The Free Range Era of Ranching National Ranching Heritage Center The Free Range Era of Ranching Northwest Texas, 1878-1885 After Indians and buffalo were removed in 1870s, several hundred cattlemen with small herds ... 22775 The Fujita Scale Tornado Memorial Park, NE corner Glenna Goodacre Blvd. (8th Street) and Avenue Q The Fujita Scale is a tool used to estimate wind speed by looking at the damage tornadoes cause. It was developed by Dr. Tetsuya Theodore (Ted) Fujita ... 5376 The Mast House 2301 Broadway This house was constructed in 1925 by prominent Lubbock builder A.M. Hensley for the family of Dr. Clarence S. Mast (d. 1936). Mast served as a physics ... 23969 Triumph Missionary Baptist Church Triumph Missionary Baptist Church, SW corner S. Johnson and E. Geneva streets In the late 1920s in the house of “Sister” Mecca Davis, Triumph Missionary Baptist Church organized as the second historically African American church ...