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Lubbock County, Texas
Historical Markers in Lubbock, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 34 Texas historical markers in Lubbock, in Lubbock County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Cowboys & Cattle, Native History, Texas Music, and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2021. 7 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Lubbock stories
- General Ranald Slidell Mackenzieplaced 1968
Born in New York City on July 24, 1840, Mackenzie attained the rank of major general during the Civil War.
- The 1970 Lubbock Tornadoplaced 2020
The major tornado that struck Lubbock on May 11, 1970 was one of the most destructive in American history.
- Site of Old Lubbockplaced 1968
A predecessor of present Lubbock, this area was, in 1890, a subject of heated dispute by three factions (led by W.D. Crump, W.E. Rayner, and Frank…
- South Plains Army Air Fieldplaced 2010
During World War II, nine preliminary and advanced military glider pilot training fields operated in Texas; one of the most prominent sites was…
- Mackenzie Scout Trailplaced 1964
This marks one route of the Mackenzie Scout Trail extending from Camp Supply, Crosby County to Fort Sumner, New Mexico and used by the Army…
- Ransom Canyonplaced 1993
Spanish explorers crossed this canyon, part of the larger Yellow House Canyon, perhaps as early as the 1540s.
Lubbock on the Texas history calendar
All 34 historical markers in Lubbock
- Arnett House2015
- Bacon Home1982
- Bledsoe Santa Fe Depot1973
- Bradford Knapp1984
- Breedlove Airport2012
- Buddy Holly2016
- City of Lubbock Cemetery2002
- Colonel T. S. Lubbock and Texas in the Civil War1964
- Coronado High School1969
- Dagley Field2017
- First Baptist Church of Lubbock1991
- General Ranald Slidell Mackenzie1968
- Isham and Texana Tubbs House2002
- Lubbock Cotton Club2008
- Lubbock County1936
- Lubbock High School1984
- Lubbock Women's Club2013
- Mackenzie Scout Trail1964
- Mary & Mac Private School2010
- Migrant Labor Camps of Lubbock County2008
- Miss Mae Murfee1969
- Nicolett Hotel2018
- Ransom Canyon1993
- Site of Old Lubbock1968
- South Plains Army Air Field2010
- St. John's United Methodist Church2019
- Texas Tech Alumni Association2019
- Texas Tech University Dairy Barn2016
- The 1970 Lubbock Tornado2020
- The Free Range Era of Ranching1970
- The Fujita Scale2020
- W. G. McMillan Construction Company2011
- Willie Lusk Jr.2021
- Yellowhouse Canyon1936
Historical markers near Lubbock
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