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119 All Saints' Church Third and Locust, Colorado City. Outgrowth of 1882 worship by laymen (mostly sheep-ranching Englishmen). Organized 1883 by The Rt. Rev. A.C. Garrett, pioneer Episcopal Bishop of ...

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564 Buffalo Trails On ground behind Museum; Third and Chesnut, Colorado City. These tracks, originally formed in soft dirt, are taken from an ancient buffalo trail which once guided herds to water at Champion Creek (6 miles ...

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942 Coleman Ranch Field Discovery Well FM 1229, W side, 7.3 mi. NW of FM 670 (2/3 miles southwest) Completion of the Westbrook Field T&P No. 1 oil well in 1920 signaled the beginning of commercial oil production in the Permian ... 18744 Colorado City Cemetery Intersection of Bus. I-20 and State Hwy 208 The Texas & Pacific Railroad came to Colorado (City) in April 1881, with the first lots laid out and sold shortly thereafter. The Local Independent ... 971 Colorado City Standpipe SH 208, southeast side of Colorado City, west side of the road between CR 102 and CR 103, southwest of Wallace High School. In response to the need for a water supply system for Colorado, as this town was then known, the city's governing body issued waterwork bonds in ... 975 Colorado Opera House 337 Walnut St. Built by Colorado Opera House Company, 1899-1900; second opera house in city, then cultural center of West Texas. Staged light opera, vaudeville, ... 16834 Col-Tex Refinery I-20 Business Loop, S side 0.2 mi. W of Cherry Street and W of Colorado River In 1924, L. H. Prichard and J. Steve Anderson opened West Texas Refinery Company just west of Colorado City to process Mitchell County oil. Ownership ... 995 Comanche Village Massacre Ruddick Park, Houston and Sixth, Colorado City. In this vicinity on a bank of the Colorado October 21, 1840; A Comanche Indian village was completely destroyed and much stolen property recovered ...

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1146 D.W. "80 John" Wallace Wallace Cemetery. CR 424 (Narrell Rd.), W side, 0.1 mi. S of CR 406 (1.1 mi. S of I-20, Exit 227). (1860 - 1939) Born of slave parents, Victoria County. At 15 became a cowboy. Rode from Old Mexico to Kansas. In 1877, came to this county, riding ... 4011 Dr. Preston C. Coleman 175 West Third, Colorado City. Born in Tennessee. Graduated from University of Louisville (Ky.). Coming in 1883 to Colorado City, rode horseback or by buggy to ranches in 100-mile ...

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1314 E.M. Hardigree Home 305 Hickory Street, Colorado City. Built 1890 by H.D. Shepperd. Sold, 1899 to Martin Dies, Sr. Birthplace of Martin Dies, Jr., famous U.S. Congressman. Home of colorful early-day ranch ...

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1525 F. M. Burns Home 304 East Fourth Street, Colorado City. Application, The Texas Historical Building Medallion included. 1601 First Baptist Church Lightfoot and Market Streets, Loraine. Organized in 1892 before town lots sold. Services held in schoolhouse for 14 years. First church built 1907; present building 1947. Materials from ... 1624 First Baptist Church of Colorado City Third and Chesnut, Colorado City. Founded as a mission station in 1881 by The Rev. George W. Baines (1809-1882), a former President of Baylor University and in 1880s a Baptist State ... 1742 First Methodist Church 333 Chesnut, Colorado City. Application, The Texas Historical Building Medallion included. 1816 First Presbyterian Church Chestnut and Fifth Streets, Colorado City. On the second Sunday of January, 1881, The Rev. O.F. Rogers, a Presbyterian minister and school teacher from Mississippi, preached the first sermon ... 1869 First State Bank Main and Pacific St., Loraine. A leader in area growth. Organized with a capital of $18,000 (1908). Farmers and cattlemen were in majority as stockholders. Presidents have included ...

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2356 Handley Cemetery From Colorado City take SH 377 about 3 miles west to FM 1229. Take FM 1229 about 6 miles north to cemetery. Site given by John J. Handley (1842-1935), Confederate veteran who settled here in 1892, after living earlier in Georgia and in Smith and Comanche ...

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2770 John C. Prude Home 334 East Fourth Street, Colorado City. A prominent rancher and banker, John C. Prude (1856-1924) came to Mitchell County before the turn of the century. In 1907 he hired J.E. (Gene) Pond ...

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3118 Lone Wolf Mountain FM 644 at cemetery, southwest corner of Loraine. Named for Chief of Kiowa Indians, held hostage by General Custer after the Washita campaign. Later released. Swore revenge on white man after son ...

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3195 Majors Home 425 Chesnut Street, Colorado City. One of first brick houses here. Built 1883 by Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Hodgson, son-in-law and daughter of Gen. Tom Green, Texas hero. Later the home of ... 3423 Mitchell County Mitchell County Courthouse grounds, southeast side facing Oak St. Settled after Indians left Texas in 1875. One of 128 counties created (Aug. 21, 1876) from Bexar Territory covering West Texas to the Panhandle and ...

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3717 Old D.N. Arnett Home 605 Chestnut Street, Colorado City. Built in 1899 by rancher F.E. McKenzie; Victorian architecture features porch columns with spool trim and decorative wood "awnings" over the windows. ...

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15522 Permian Basin Discovery Well Westbrook 4042 Plainview Baptist Church From Colorado City, take SH 163 South about 4 miles to church. Begun as a mission of the Spade Community's Liberty Baptist Church, this fellowship met as early as 1906 in the Plainview Community Schoolhouse. ...

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15513 R.C. (Dick) Ware Colorado City Cemetery, I.O.O.F. Addition 1851-1902 Born in Georgia, migrated to Texas in the 1870's and joined the Texas Rangers in 1878. Was noted for his part in gun battle with ... 4242 Renderbrook Ranch From Westbrook take SH 163 south to Spade Ranch gate. Marker is on private property. RTHL medallion for ranch headquarters 1964, marker with inscription 1965. Founded in buffalo and Indian days of 1870's by Taylor Barr. Owned 1882-1889 by D.H. and J.W. Snyder. They built "White House" headquarters; sold ... 4380 Ruddick Park Ruddick Park, Sixth and Houson, Colorado City. Given to city 1929 in memory of pioneer William Penn Ruddick, farmer and dairyman, and Mrs. Ruddick. History was made here even before Ruddick arrived, ...

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4645 Seven Wells From Colorado City take SH 208 about 6 miles south to roadside park. This area, now covered by Lake Champion, was once the site of springs that originated from underground water which also supplied Champion Creek. ... 4759 Site of Conaway School CR 262, S side, 0.1 mi. W of CR 266. Map dot approximate. In community opened in 1891 by settlers C.P. and Mattie Conaway. First 3-months session was held in 1896 for nine pupils from three families, in ... 4906 Site of Town of Cuthbert Cuthbert community, CR 226, NW side of the road E of Cuthbert Cemetery, about 12 miles N of Westbrook Founded in 1890 by D.T. Bozeman, teacher and merchant, on a main wagon road, 16 miles northwest of Colorado (City). Town was named for Bozeman's ... 4908 Site of Valley View School From Colorado City take SH 208 about 3.6 miles north. Turn east onto FM 1982. Continue east 4 miles to county road 412. Take 412 north one mile to marker just across bridge. In 1905 nine men from the Lone Wolf Valley adopted plans for a community school. Named Valley View by S.H. Hart, it began under the direction of ... 4912 Site of Westbrook School and Church At entrance of FM 670, south side of Westbrook. These two pioneer institutions, which began even before the town grew up here, were first housed in the same tiny, one-room building. The structure ... 4943 Sites of Texas & Pacific Railway Depots Main Street between Oak and Walnut, Colorado City. Rail service to Colorado City began on April 16, 1881, when a Texas & Pacific supply train arrived with materials for the construction of a freight ... 23626 Spade Community marker pending marker pending 4996 Spade Community Cemetery From Colorado City take SH 163 about 11.2 miles south to county road 337. Go east about 1.2 miles to cemetery. This cemetery began as a family graveyard on the farm of R.F. (1868-1927) and Addie (1872-1956) Hargrove, when their infant son died in April 1898. ...

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1230 T&P No. 1 - W.H. Abrams No. 1 Discovery Well of the Permian Basin Mitchell County Westbound Rest Area, westbound IH-20, 2 mi. W of Westbrook. Marker reported missing May 2020. (2.4 miles north) The first commercial discovery oil well in the Permian Basin was named for W.H. Abrams, leasing agent for the Texas and Pacific ... 210 Texas & Pacific Railway Elm and Main Streets, Colorado City. Railroad made this "Cattle Capital of West Texas" in 1880s. Cattlemen Frank Byler, Clay Mann, Winfield Scott, C.C. Slaughter and others brought herds ... 5282 The 96 Ranch From Colorado City take SH 208 south about 4 miles to County Road 123. Take 123 West to County Road 121. Follow road south about 1.7 miles to marker. Cattlemen began settling Mitchell County in the late 1870s, before the arrival of businessmen and farmers. This marker stands on one of the area's ... 5338 The Founding of Colorado City Mitchell County Courthouse grounds, southeast corner facing Oak Street. Founded, 1880, at the crossing of the Colorado River and Texas & Pacific Railroad right-of-way; central shipping point and supply depot for the sprawling ...

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5596 Union Methodist Church 4 mi. SE of Westbrook, NW corner of FM 2836 and CR 258. Organized March, 1891, by Rev. J.W. Montgomery. First church built by J.M. Dorn and neighbors. All faiths worshipped here. Was also used as schoolhouse ...

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2270 William Marion Green Colorado City Cemetery (January 12, 1854 - December 21, 1930) An orphan at age 7, Green learned self-reliance early. At 19, he joined the Texas Rangers. And at 20, he ...

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5919 Y.D. McMurry East section of city cemetery, Colorado City cemetery. Born in Tennessee. Brought up in Fort Worth. In 1882 joined Co. B, Frontier Battalion, Texas Rangers, under a Brother, Capt. Sam McMurry--then enforcing ...