Historical Markers in Archer City, Texas

Start with these Archer City stories

• Battle of the Little Wichitaplaced 1974

  In reaction to an Indian attack on a mail stage, Capt. Curwen B. McLellan set out on July 6, 1870, from Fort Richardson with 56 men of the 6th…

• Archer County Copper Minesplaced 1971

  The civilized world first heard of copper in this area from Texas Rangers after an 1860 campaign against Comanches on the Pease River, about 100…

• Camp Cureton, C.S.A.placed 1963

  Star and Wreath Strategically established during Civil War on defense line Red River to Rio Grande where Gainesville-Fort Belknap Road crossed west…

• Extinct Town of Anareneplaced 1976

  Landowner Charles E. Graham (1872-1937) in 1908 granted the Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad a route across his property and platted a town at…

• A Jesse James Hideoutplaced 1972

  Jesse James, celebrated 1860s-1882 Missouri outlaw, used to visit in Archer City in house built by Stone Land and Cattle Company for its manager…

• Archer County Discovery Wellplaced 1967

  M. P. Andrews No. 1, drilled in 1911, reached oil sands at 920 feet. Well first flowed oil, March, 1912, at rate of 10 barrels a day.

Archer City on the Texas history calendar

• July 6: Battle of the Little Wichita

All 14 historical markers in Archer City

• A Jesse James Hideout1972
• Archer City Methodist Church1985
• Archer County1936
• Archer County Copper Mines1971
• Archer County Courthouse1963
• Archer County Discovery Well1967
• Archer County Jail1985
• Battle of the Little Wichita1974
• Camp Cureton, C.S.A.1963
• Cimmaron (Persimmon) Springs1986
• Extinct Town of Anarene1976
• First Baptist Church of Archer City1980
• In Vicinity of French Trading Area (4.5 Miles West)1969
• Sheriff E. Harrison Ikard1925

Historical markers near Archer City

• Holliday7 stories · 14 mi
• Wichita Falls61 stories · 25 mi
• Iowa Park7 stories · 25 mi
• Electra7 stories · 29 mi
• Newcastle16 stories · 30 mi
• Seymour10 stories · 30 mi

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