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Midland County, Texas
Historical Markers in Midland, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 29 Texas historical markers in Midland, in Midland County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Oil Boom, Native History, Cowboys & Cattle, and Strange But True. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2006. 6 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Midland stories
- Midland Countyplaced 1967
(Created and organized, March 1885) First known as the junction of many trails and site of the last Comanche raid into Texas.
- Midland & Northwestern Railroadplaced 1967
Standard gauge 66-mile line built by David Fasken, Sr., to carry cattle, ranch supplies, passengers.
- Midland Countyplaced 1965
Midland County (Created and organized, March 1885) First known as the junction of many trails and site of the last Comanche raid into Texas.
- Midland National Bankplaced 1988
Organized on August 22, 1902, in Odessa as Odessa National Bank, this institution began with an initial capital of $25, 000.
- W. B. Anglinplaced 1967
A member, Company B, Frontier Battalion of Texas Rangers. Killed near here while trailing Comanche Indian raiding party on July 1, 1879.
- First Baptist Church of Midlandplaced 2006
The First Baptist Church of Midland began serving the city shortly after Midland's founding in 1885.
All 29 historical markers in Midland
- Brown-Dorsey House
- Dorsey Home1962
- Fairview Cemetery1972
- First Baptist Church of Midland2006
- First Christian Church of Midland1997
- First Post Office in Midland1974
- Former Site of Midland National Bank1988
- George Bush Family Home1998
- George W. Bush Childhood Home2004
- Greenwood Baptist Church1968
- John Valentine Pliska1970
- Marcy Trail1967
- Midland & Northwestern Railroad1967
- Midland Christian College1970
- Midland County1936
- Midland County1965
- Midland County1967
- Midland County's First Producing Oil Well2005
- Midland Man1966
- Midland National Bank1988
- Midland's First House1965
- Site of Early Water Well1969
- Site of Midland County's First Bank1969
- Site of Old Midland Army Flying School1968
- Staked Plains1970
- The Petroleum Building1982
- The Yucca Theatre1981
- W. B. Anglin1967
- W. F. Scarborough Home,1965
Historical markers near Midland
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