Historical Markers of Texas

23257 African American Education in Snyder marker pending marker pending

691 Campsite of the Marcy Expedition From Ira take SH 350 southwest about 4 miles across the Colorado River, to southwest corner of SH 350 and CR 3157. At a grove of mesquite and wild chinaberry trees by a creek near here, Capt. R. B. Marcy's expedition camped Oct. 7, 1849, while blazing the famous ... 802 Channel of Deep Creek US 180 (25th St.), south side, east of Avenue U Once a spring-fed tributary of the Colorado River; heads and ends within Scurry County. In 1870s it supplied buffalo hunters living in hide-covered ... 893 City of Snyder in front of city hall Originally established as a trading post on Deep Creek for buffalo hunters and called "Hide Town," because of many hide tents and dugouts, the city ... 1015 Company G north side of courthouse Composed of National Guardsmen from Scurry County, Company G originally organized and fought in France during World War I. Reorganized in 1924 and ... 1089 County Named for Texas Confederate William R. Scurry 1821-1864 Scurry County Courthouse grounds, N side Member Secession Convention. As Lt. Colonel 4th Texas Cavalry Regiment, ably commanded forces at Val Verde and Glorieta Canyon battles in Arizona-New ... 1091 County's First Law Men College Avenue at Courthouse Square, Snyder First sheriff elected when the county was organized, 1884, was W. W. "Uncle Billy" Nelson. He authorized the first "Calaboose" (jail)--a frame structure ...

1210 Dermott From Snyder take US 84 about 12 miles northwest to marker (on east side of road near CR 2121). Named for S. P. McDermott, who had crossroads store and was an early postmaster. Began as a community called Dark, 1-1/2 miles northeast. (School ... 1239 Dodson House Scurry County Heritage Village Built 1883 by a Confederate veteran and pioneer doctor, J. C. Cornelius. Materials came by mule train from railroad at Colorado City. Handmade cabinets, ... 1300 Dunn Dunn Cemetery, E side SH 208, 0.4 mi. S of FM 1606 Started as change station for teams hauling goods north after T. & P. Railway reached Colorado City in 1881. Freighters camped here beside creek. ...

1315 E. W. Clark House, 1908 2306 32nd Street, Snyder. Rancher's town home. Social center. Built to endure, with solid brass hardware, beveled glass doors, embossed leather wainscoting. Recorded Texas ...

1524 F. J. Grayum Home 2300 32nd Street, Snyder. In 1909 early day druggist F. J. Grayum built this classical revival style home with Ionic-pillared porches and balconies on the front and east side. ... 1677 First Baptist Church of Snyder Avenue Q and 27th Street, Snyder Founded in May, 1883, one year before Scurry County was organized, this pioneer institution helped pave the way for modern Baptist worship in the ... 1702 First Christian Church 2701 37th Street, Snyder. Organized in 1898 with eight charter member families: Messrs. and Mmes. W. T. Baze, A. D. Dodson, F. M. German, W. B. Stanfield, I. W. Wasson, A. ... 1744 First Methodist Church southwest corner of 27th and Avenue R Organized July, 1883 at brush arbor revival on Ennis Creek, 10 miles N.E. of Snyder. First one-room church built on land donated by T. N. Nunn family ... 1820 First Presbyterian Church 2706 Avenue R, Snyder. Organized June 13, 1892, as the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, by The Rev. W. W. Werner, with seven charter members. In 1906 original church ... 1870 First State Bank Building southwest corner of 25th and College Erected 1907-08 on site where trail of U.S. Cavalry Gen. Ranald MacKenzie ran parallel to Deep Creek. Built for First State Bank & Trust Co., early ... 1930 Fluvanna Fluvanna Community Center Founded 1907 by a realty firm. Named by townsite surveyor, for his native county in Virginia. When Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railroad reached this ... 1931 Fluvanna Mercantile Company Fluvanna Community Center Pioneer store noted for its continuous career on original site. Founded in 1915 by D. A. Jones and John A. Stavely, with associated shareholders. ... 1957 Former Townsite of Light From Fluvanna, take 11th Street east about 1 mile to marker. Established in 1899, with the granting of a post office, on land owned by D. C. McGregor. The school on "Jumbo" Ranch (in area settled in 1890s) ... 1958 Former Townsite of Wheat about 1.5 miles east from intersection with FM 644 Small farming community that grew up here in the late 1880s. Received its name because of a bumper wheat crop the year the U. S. Post Office opened ...

2272 Greene Springs and Site of Archeological Discoveries From Snyder take US 180 about 12 miles east to roadside park. Located at a place occupied by man for centuries, these springs compose the first, live (running) water that flows into the South Fork of the Clear ...

14419 Harrell Ranch House Snyder 2463 Hermleigh Hermleigh Community Center, northwest corner of Wheat St. and Willis Ave. Townsite surveyed 1907 by H. W. Harlin and R. C. Herm, on Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railroad. Post office, store and church moved here from Wheat, ... 2519 Home County of Famous Frontiersman J. Wright Mooar 25th and College, northwest courthouse square, Snyder (Aug. 10, 1851-May 1, 1940) Champion hunter of buffalo--largest game animal in North America. Born in Vermont; came west at 19. Began hunting in ... 2520 Home County of Famous Frontiersman J. Wright Mooar From Snyder take US 84 about 7.5 miles north. Marker is on southbound side of highway just west of CR 253. J. Wright Mooar was a champion hunter of buffalo, largest game animal in North America. A native of Vermont. He came west at age 19 and in 1870 began ... 2665 Home County of Famous Frontiersman J. Wright Mooar Western Texas College, Scurry County Museum, inside in J. Wright Mooar exhibit J. Wright Mooar and his brother John W. Mooar established the first buffalo hunting camp in the Texas Panhandle in 1873. Wright killed a rare albino ...

2648 Ira SH 350 at FM 1606, southeast corner of intersection Named for Ira Green, who had a crossroads store near this site. First homes and school were half-dugouts (cellars with windows set above ground level). ...

2679 J. J. Moore No. 1 Oil Well SH 350 at FM 1606, southeast corner of intersection (1.4 miles south) First producing oil well in Scurry County; opened a major West Texas petroleum area. Drilled February to October 1923 by E. I. ... 2833 Johnson House, 1910 From Snyder, north on Ennis Creek Road about 10 miles. Turn east on county road 1116. Drive for about 1.6 miles, turn north on County Road 1117 (has locked gates), 1.5 miles to house on private property. Built by W. A. Johnson, with cement blocks made on premises of his own sand and gravel. Interior oak woodwork by English carpenter. Recorded Texas ...

3117 Lone Wolf Community From Hermleigh take FM 644 south seven miles to Lone Wolf Cemetery (northeast corner of intersection with CR 4196) (5 mi. N of Lone Wolf Mountain) Named for Kiowa chief whose tribe roamed area until 1870s. Community development when John Mahoney donated cemetery ...

3633 O. P. "Pack" Wolf Row 13, Lot 3 from the West fence, to the south of the center road. Follow the center road from the Ave E entrance to the 13th row of graves on the right, third grave from the road. Medallion reported present but marker plate reported missing Aug. 2017. (1857-1927) Born in Burnet County. Served as city marshal of Snyder, 1906-1926. Brought organized law to railroad and land boom era. Also served ... 3802 Old Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railroad Engine No. 5 At Northwest corner of the Coliseum off Apple Street about 1/10 of a mile from 37th Street A Baldwin locomotive of the Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific--the railroad that reached here in 1908 with passenger and freight service, and contributed ... 3813 Old Snyder Graveyard West side of Ave E just north of the 26th Street intersection Formerly state land until common usage established it as a cemetery in 1880's. Legend says first burial was an Indian. Early-day transients were ... 3826 Old Town of Camp Springs From Snyder take US 180 east to FM 1614, turn north to near Camp Springs Road. Named for W. H. Camp, an early settler who built a dugout in 1878 at springs, one-half mile northwest of here. Petrified trees--one 300 feet tall--and ...

4140 Pyron, Texas Near intersection of County Road 4144 and County Road 4153 at Pyron Cemetery (Former Townsite .5 miles South) Once a thriving community. Named for Bob Pyron, a rancher who settled on nearby Buffalo Creek before 1890. School ...

4153 R. L. McMullan Home marker reported not visible from street Two-room house built in 1885 by Dr. A. O. Scarborough. Moved to present site in 1889; enlarged. Snyder's first telephone installed in house; first ... 23840 Ritz Theatre marker pending marker pending 4346 Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railroad Company 1600 25th Street, Snyder. Established through efforts of Gen. F. W. James, Abilene banker and developer. Winfield S. James, a son, directed construction. While the James' ...

4582 Santa Fe Railway in Scurry County On the sidewalk along 26th Street on the SW corner of the Courthouse In 1909, when rail service was vital to economic growth, Scurry County had one line (The Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific) but lacked connections to distant ... 4618 Scurry County By the tree on the corner of the Courthouse facility at the intersection of 25th Street and Avenue R Formed from Young and Bexar territories; created August 21, 1876; organized June 28, 1884; named in honor of General William R. Scurry 1821-1864; ... 4619 Scurry County Courthouse Site and Building Northeast corner, courthouse square, Snyder. Seat of justice for Scurry County, created 1876 and organized 1884. Local landholders--R. H. Allen, Fred Barnard, R. H. Looney, C. C. McGinnis, C. ... 4620 Scurry County Jail of 1912 On the west side of College Avenue, just before the bridge over 28th Street when traveling south In 1911 the commissioners court of Scurry County presented plans for a new jail, since the two previous jail houses (built in 1884 and 1886) had ... 4621 Scurry County's Billionth Barrel of Oil From Snyder take US 84 about 6 miles north. Marker is at NE intersection of northbound Business Rt. 84 and frontage road of US 84. Petroleum discoveries in this county began in 1923, with recovery of oil in the San Andres Formation--eventually penetrated by over 2,000 shallow ... 4622 Scurry County's Canyon Reef Oil Field College Street at Courthouse Square, Snyder. Attracted international attention by size and engineering achievements. During 1948 four widely dispersed wells penetrated the Canyon Reef Formation ... 4788 Site of First Presbyterian Church of Fluvanna Oak Street, E side between 11th Street (FM 2214) and 12th Street near old high school. Marker reported missing Jul. 2024. A vital religious and social institution for early settlers, this church was founded in 1893 by The Rev. W.W. Werner as Deep Creek Congregation. ... 4843 Site of O.K. Wagon Yard NE corner of intersection of Ave R and 24th Street (Formerly on Jackass Avenue) Stopping place for travelers in early 1900s. Rented rooms and horse stalls for two bits (25 c) each. Provided blacksmithing ... 4883 Site of Sanitarium of Alonzo Orrin Scarborough (1860-1952) Pioneer Doctor Southeast corner courthouse square, Snyder. (1860-1952) Born in DeWitt County. Moved to Snyder in 1881 and worked on ranch as a horse trainer. Soon began "reading" medicine and started practice ... 4891 Site of Store of William Henry (Pete) Snyder Southeast corner courthouse square, Snyder. Adventurer, Civil War veteran, whose career included mining Colorado gold, building railroads in Kansas, hauling freight and buffalo hides in Texas; ... 4897 Site of The MacKenzie Trail NW corner of the intersection of 26th Street and Ave R Following the Civil War, the Texas frontier pushed westward, giving rise to renewed hostilities as the white man once again invaded Indian lands. ... 16638 Snyder Cemetery at intersection of FM 1673 and Ave. E Established 1891. Historic Texas Cemetery-2001 4971 Snyder National Bank NE corner of the intersection of 25th Street and Ave R In 1890 F. J. Grayum began the Snyder Bank, a private institution, in his drugstore on the south side of the square. Although Snyder had no railroad ... 5041 St. John's Catholic Church NE corner of the intersection of Bus. 84 and County Road 4125 This area was settled in the early 1900s by a number of farm families from South Texas. Catholic services were first conducted by priests from Abilene ... 5096 Stanfield House, 1910 2400 32nd Street, Snyder. Occupied over 50 years by Mrs. W.B. Stanfield, who with her husband, a rancher, built the home along plans she suggested to a drifting architect ...

5175 T. J. Faught Snyder Cemetery, enter through the Ave E gate. The grave is the third row, 5th grave on the south side of the center road just past the third road. (April 22, 1847-August 2, 1912) Settled in 1879 as a rancher in northeast Scurry County. In 1884, six months after county organization, the first ... 5293 The Block 97 Controversy from Snyder take US 180 about 6 miles to marker near junction with FM 1609 Notorious county land dispute arising from state practice of paying railroads in public land for trackage laid. Began in 1873 when Houston & Texas ... 5404 The Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) In Towle Park, just to the east of Towle Park Rd N across from the playground and behind the shopping center. From the intersection of SH 350 and Towle Park Rd head west, turn right on Towle Park Rd N, then the first right. The road will circle around the area that once held the prairie dog town. Small burrowing rodent once symbolic of Old West. Estimates once placed Texas population in billions. Prairie dogs were so named because of their ... 5405 The Press in Snyder northeast corner of College and 26th streets The "Scurry County Citizen", published by A. C. Wilmeth before 1887, was first of 8 different nameplates (under 39 owners) to print in Snyder. "Coming ... 16902 Towle House NW corner of 30th & Ave. U Dr. H. G. and Mary (Ruddick) Towle married in Colorado City in 1905, moving to Snyder to open a jewelry and optical store. The Towles bought this ... 5532 Town of Knapp From Snyder take FM 1607 about 9 miles west to FM 1606. Follow 1606 south about 5 miles to FM 1610. Follow 1610 to marker on east side of highway (about 1/2 mile from the intersection of FM 1610 and Springer Road). Pioneers settling Bull Creek, 1888, where herds of bull buffalo grazed, called their community Bison. They founded the Baptist Church on the creek ...

5662 Von Roeder Cotton Breeding Farms 4080 US 180 Pioneer cotton breeders; aides to world fiber market, economy. Clemens Von Roeder, born 1888 in Austin County. As farmer began use of mutations, ...

5880 Witness Tree Scurry County Library grounds, south side of 23rd Street. See also marker 5881 titled "Witness Tree" 100 feet north, on the north side of 23rd Street. Across the street, 100 feet north of this site, is the stump of a hackberry used in early land surveys as a "witness" tree. By Texas custom (based ... 5881 Witness Tree North side of 23rd Street, across from Scurry County Library. See also marker 5880 titled "Witness Tree" 100 feet south, on the library grounds, south side of 23rd Street. Used in early land surveys to indicate boundaries. Historical marker is on library grounds across street. (1966)