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884 City of Dumas Moore County Courthouse grounds, west side facing S. Dumas Ave. (US 287) In 1891, Louis Dumas and J. R. Wheat formed the Panhandle Townsite Company to develop and promote a community they named Dumas. A post office was ...

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1517 Exploration Route of Lt. James W. Abert FM 1913, 10 mi. E of US 287, S side, 200 feet W. of intersection with Plum Creek Rd. (Campsites: 5 mi. SW and 3 mi. NE of marker) The United States government had the Canadian River explored in 1845, just before Texas joined the Union. ...

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2147 Geological Riches of Moore County Dumas/Moore County Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center Have proved beneficial from earliest times when prehistoric man developed first industry in Texas by mining flint deposits along the Canadian River. ...

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16490 Masterson US 287, E side, northbound lanes 0.1 mi. N of Helium Plant Rd. In 1927, three companies combined to construct a natural gas plant and pipeline to produce gas for Denver, Colorado. Small houses and a hotel were ... 3455 Moore County US 87, W side, southbound lanes about 7 mi. S of Dumas and 0.5 mi. S of CR U. Created 1876 from Bexar Land District. Named in honor of Edwin W. Moore (1810-1865), commodore of the navy, Republic of Texas. County was organized ... 3456 Moore County Courthouse Moore County Courthouse grounds, west side facing S. Dumas Ave. (US 287) Land for this courthouse square was donated by Louis Dumas, who laid out the townsite in 1891. One year later, Moore County was formally organized ...

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4372 Route of Tascosa-Dodge City Trail SH 152, N side, 12 mi. E of Dumas and 5 mi. W of FM 1060. As ranchers and merchants settled in this part of Texas during the 1870s, the need for a direct supply line became evident. This trail was established ... 4373 Route of the Old Tascosa-Dodge City Trail US 87, W side, southbound lanes about 7 mi. S of Dumas and 0.5 mi. S of CR U. Founded 1877, for travel from Tascosa, on the Canadian (25 mi. SW) to Dodge City, Kansas. Tascosa was supply center for hunters and settlers, Panhandle ...

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4810 Site of Historic Drift Fence Dumas/Moore County Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center Until the mid-1880's, no range fences existed in the Texas Panhandle. Thus when winter blizzards came, cattle drifted from Oklahoma, Colorado, and ... 4812 Site of Historic Drift Fence FM 1060, 6.2 mi. S of FM 281, E side of the road, 0.6 mi. N of Morton Elevator Rd. Marker reported missing Apr. 2009. Until the mid-1880's, no range fences existed in the Texas Panhandle. Thus when winter blizzards came, cattle drifted from Oklahoma, Colorado, and ...