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1466 Elm Tree Inn 200 West Broadway-Tulia, not located Medallion only.

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1623 First Baptist Church of Claytonville from Claytonville, take FM 145, about .4 miles west Organized as New Hope Baptist Church of Christ in 1891, this congregation changed its name in 1912 to Whitfield Baptist Church. It acquired a good ... 1772 First Methodist Church of Tulia 119 North Briscoe Street-Tulia The Reverend R. M. Morris, area presiding elder Jerome Harelson, and seventeen charter members organized this congregation in 1891. Early worship ... 1932 Flynt Building 136 South Maxwell-Tulia Built 1909 of red brick with frosted glass above wood awning. First housed a confectionary. Has ornate marble counter and back bar. Exterior remodeled ...

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2368 Happy Cemetery from Happy, take FM 1075 west about .5 mile to cemetery; marker located in center of cemetery The Happy Cemetery Association, organized on March 18, 1912. Purchased five acres of land for two adjacent cemeteries (one specifically for Catholics) ... 14105 Happy Public Schools Entrance to Happy High School, N side of NW Third St across from N. Mabie Ave. Formal education began for students of Happy, Texas when the original settlement, two miles east, moved to this townsite in 1906 in response to the ... 2383 Harman-Toles Elevator on US 87 at county line, Happy marker is attached to a small windmill on the west side of the road Holland E. Toles (1894-1941) opened a grain elevator in this area in 1926, and was joined by Vernon Harman in 1938. After Toles' death, Harman formed ...

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18366 J.O. Bass Blacksmith Shop northeast corner of N. Maxwell and NE 3rd By the end of the Red River War in 1875, settlers began to move to this area. Stretching across five counties, the J.A. Ranch employed ranch hands ... 2689 JA Ranch Cabin 127 S.W. Main Street at Swisher County Museum Built about 1883, near a natural watering hole, as one of many line camps on the huge JA Ranch. Cowboys lived in these cabins year-round to ride ...

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13905 Kress Cemetery 1.5 mi SW, off IH-27 access road This cemetery has served the community of Kress since 1907, shortly after residents of the town of Wright moved to this area when a railway was built ...

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12570 Ozark Trails Association Maxwell and Broadway streets, Tulia Founded in 1913 to mark and promote an automobile route across several states, the Ozark Trails Association was the brainchild of William Hope Harvey ...

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4347 Rose Hill Cemetery from Tulia, follow east service road of US 87 south about one mile to cemetery The history of this community cemetery dates to October 1890, just three months after Swisher County was organized and Tulia was named county seat. ...

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5169 Swisher County S.E. corner of Courthouse Square, Austin & 2nd Street, Tulia Formed from Young and Bexar territories. Created: August 21, 1876. Organized: July 17, 1890. Named in honor of James Gibson Swisher, 1794-1864. Conspicuous ... 5170 Swisher County Courthouse Courthouse Square, Broadway & Briscoe, Tulia Medallion only 5171 Swisher County Hospital Near intersection of Fannin and Broadway streets. Marker reported in storage Jun. 2020. The earliest medical care for Swisher County residents was provided by local doctors or in Amarillo hospitals (49 miles north). As the area population ...

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16606 Tulia Depot Broadway at BNSF railroad tracks The town of Tulia, established in 1887 on the Tule Ranch division of the Ja ranch, received an economic boost in the early 20th century with the ... 5567 Tulia First National Bank at intersection of West Broadway & Briscoe, Tulia Application: The Texas Historical Building Medallion enclosed 3918 Two Miles North of Here from Tulia, 13.6 mi. E on SH 86 to pulloff, S side of the road between CR 26 and CR 27. Two miles north of here Gen. Ranald S. Mackenzie, 4th U.S. Cavalry, ordered shot the 1450 horses captured from Indians in battle in Palo Duro Canyon ...

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5600 United Methodist Church 201 East 2nd Street, Kress Organized 1906 at Wright (4 miles NE), the church was relocated in 1907 when the Santa Fe Railway bypassed Wright, founding Kress. With their own ...

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5653 Vigo Park Methodist Church from Tulia, take FM 146 north, then continue on FM 146 after road turns east; about 24 miles total to Vigo Park; church located on north side of road The Indiana-Texas Land Company planted a town at this site in 1906, naming it for adjoining counties in western Indiana. It was to be a shipping ...