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Colonel William B. Ochiltree
in front of Courthouse, Main Street, Perryton
Secretary treasury and last attorney general Republic of Texas. Secession Convention delegate 1861. Influential member Provisional Congress which ...
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1861
First Sanitarium
221 S Baylor St.
(RTHL medallion)
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George Morgan Perry
at east side of Perry Memorial Library, 22 SE 5th Avenue -Perryton
A native of Iowa, George Morgan Perry (1862-1944) moved to the Texas Panhandle town of Ochiltree in 1886. Active in the formal organization of the ...
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Gray Community Church
Museum of the Plains
Settlers established Gray, Beaver Co., Okla., in the 1900s. Rev. J. W. Duff of Enid, Okla., organized a church in Jan. 1915 and became the first ...
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Notla Community
Notla community, FM 281, S side 2.6 mi. W of US 83, at site of former schoolhouse
At the turn of the 20th century, the State of Texas promoted sale of public school lands to encourage settlement of rural areas. By 1901, a community ...
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Ochiltree Cemetery
SH 70, 9 mi. S of Perryton
In 1902, Jim McLarty and J. V. Stump fenced off 90 acres for a cemetery in the town of Ochiltree. Soon afterwards, Jim was thrown from his horse ...
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Ochiltree County
from Perryton take US 83 about 2 miles, north
Formed from Young & Bexar territories: Created, August 21, 1876 Organized, February 21, 1889 Named in honor of William Beck Ochiltree, 1811-1867, ...
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Ochiltree Townsite
from Perryton take SH 70 about 8 miles, south
(Bordering this highway) This county was created in 1876 and named for noted Texas jurist William Beck Ochiltree (1811-1867). In 1876 it was attached ...
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Old Blasingame Home
1001 S. Cedar, Perryton
Built about 1912 in Ochiltree. Designed by Mrs. John Blasingame; 19th century English, German influence. Constructed by Sam Whittaker; lumber and ...
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Sheriff James Sidney Talley
Ochiltree Cemetery, in southwest section of old cemetery, Block 133, Lot 4 -Section A
Born near Washington-on-the-Brazos; moved 1901 to Ochiltree County. As sheriff, 1908-1944, he used free-wheeling methods and never carried a gun. ...
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Site of the Trading Post
From Perryton, S 12 mi. on US 83 then east 1.6 mi. on County Road U.
Established by C. E. Jones in 1874 on the Jones and Plummer Trail which extended from Dodge City, Kansas, to Mobeetie. Here food and cloth were traded ...
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"The Buried City"
From Perryton, S 12 mi. on US 83, then E 4 mi. on County Road U. Marker is on private property.
In 1907, Dr. T. L. Eyerly, Floyd V. Studer and other archaeologists discovered here "The Buried City." These pueblo ruins were built by the Panhandle ...