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15089 Bob's Oil Well Matador Greenville, Texas native Luther Bedford "Bob" Robertson (1894-1947), a veteran of World War I, came to Matador in the 1920s. He was a gas station ...

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1079 Cottonwood Mott Line Camp From Matador, take U.S. 62/70 west about 13 mi., then follow gravel road about 3 miles N (Private Property) The Cottonwood Mott, named for the stand, or mott, of trees which surrounded a natural spring here, was the site of a line camp ...

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2448 Henry H. Campbell From Matador, take US HWY 70, about 12 miles W. Marker reported stolen. (1840-1911) A native of North Carolina, Henry Harrison Campbell arrived in Texas with his family in 1854. Following his service in the Confederate ...

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3249 Matador Ranch From Matador, south about 0.5 mi. on SH 70, roadside park near ranch headquarters The Matador Cattle Company began as an open range ranch in 1879 when Henry H. Campbell, A. M. Britton, and three others bought range rights in this ... 3483 Motley County Virginia Walton Park, from Matador, take U.S. 70, about .5 miles Formed from Young and Bexar territories; created August 21, 1876, organized February 5, 1891. Named in honor of Dr. Junius William Motley, 1812-1836, ... 3484 Motley County Jail Stewart Street (FM 94), Matador This 2-story jail was erected in 1891, the year Motley County was organized, after County Judge H. H. Campbell and commissioners Dan Browning, A. ...

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14215 Roaring Spring off FM 3203, W of SH 70, southwest of Roaring Springs From prehistoric days a favorite Indian camp ground * The main camp of the Comanche Indians in December, 1860 when Cynthia Ann Parker was recaptured ... 4288 Roaring Springs Depot End of Broadway Street, Roaring Springs Under the leadership of Samuel Lazarus (1855-1926), the Quanah, Acme & Pacific Railroad contributed much to Motley County's economic development. ...

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12939 Tee Pee City roadside park, 10 mi. E of Matador and E of CR 247 Camp of early buffalo hunters. Only settlement west of Henrietta, north of Fort Griffin and south of Fort Elliott (now Mobeetie) 1875-1880. Headquarters ... 14528 Tee Pee City roadside park, 10 mi. E of Matador and E of CR 247 Tee Pee City At the junction of the Middle Pease River and Tee Pee Creek (8 mi. NNE), is the site of Tee Pee City. In the 1870s, traders established ... 5382 The Motley County Railroad U.S. 70/62, east city limits, Matador Pioneer carrier for cattle and farm goods. Chartered June 20, 1913 by 92 people of Motley and nearby counties. One man is said to have invested $50,000. ... 5555 Traweek House 927 Lariat Street, Matador Dr. Albert Carroll Traweek, Sr. (1875-1959) and his wife Allie (Rainey)(1881-1963) came to Matador from Fort Worth soon after their marriage in 1897. ...

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5788 Whiteflat S.H. 70, R.O.W., Whiteflat This area of Motley County was first called "Whiteflat" due to the tall white needlegrass which covered the flat prairie land. A post office, named ... 24350 Whiteflat Cemetery CR 105 WHITEFLAT CEMETERY ESTABLISHED 1913 HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2024