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Historical Markers in Matador, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 10 Texas historical markers in Matador, in Motley County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Cowboys & Cattle, Ghost Towns, Strange But True, and Outlaws & Lawmen. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2004. 2 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
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- Cottonwood Mott Line Campplaced 1986
(Private Property) The Cottonwood Mott, named for the stand, or mott, of trees which surrounded a natural spring here, was the site of a line camp as…
- Henry H. Campbellplaced 1964
(1840-1911) A native of North Carolina, Henry Harrison Campbell arrived in Texas with his family in 1854.
- Tee Pee Cityplaced 1936
Camp of early buffalo hunters. Only settlement west of Henrietta, north of Fort Griffin and south of Fort Elliott (now Mobeetie) 1875-1880.
- Tee Pee Cityplaced 2002
Tee Pee City At the junction of the Middle Pease River and Tee Pee Creek (8 mi. NNE), is the site of Tee Pee City.
- Bob's Oil Wellplaced 2004
Greenville, Texas native Luther Bedford "Bob" Robertson (1894-1947), a veteran of World War I, came to Matador in the 1920s.
- Matador Ranchplaced 1986
The Matador Cattle Company began as an open range ranch in 1879 when Henry H. Campbell, A. M. Britton, and three others bought range rights in this…
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