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Lipscomb County, Texas
Historical Markers in Booker, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Booker, in Lipscomb County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History and Cowboys & Cattle. The markers on this list were placed between 1968 and 2008.
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- Route of Jones & Plummer Trailplaced 1968
Established about 1874, when used by the freighting firm of Ed Jones and Joe Plummer to haul tons of buffalo hides from their general store in…
- Bookerplaced 1969
Platted 1917 by Thomas C. Spearman, Santa Fe Railway official. Named for railroad locating engineer, B. F. Booker.
- Heart Cemeteryplaced 2007
Heart Cemetery has served the community of Booker since 1929. The town was platted in 1917 and named for B.F. Booker, a civil engineer for the…
- Kiowa Cemeteryplaced 2008
Named for the nearby creek, Kiowa Cemetery served the residents who settled here in the early 20th century.
- View Point Cemeteryplaced 2005
In the early years of the 20th century, a group of Quakers established the settlement of View Point.
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