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Ochiltree County, Texas
Historical Markers in Perryton, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Perryton, in Ochiltree County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Ghost Towns, Native History, Strange But True, and Outlaws & Lawmen. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2015.
Start with these Perryton stories
- "The Buried City"placed 1936
In 1907, Dr. T. L. Eyerly, Floyd V. Studer and other archaeologists discovered here "The Buried City." These pueblo ruins were built by the Panhandle…
- Gray Community Churchplaced 2015
Settlers established Gray, Beaver Co., Okla., in the 1900s. Rev. J. W. Duff of Enid, Okla., organized a church in Jan. 1915 and became the first…
- Ochiltree Townsiteplaced 1976
(Bordering this highway) This county was created in 1876 and named for noted Texas jurist William Beck Ochiltree (1811-1867).
- Sheriff James Sidney Talleyplaced 1967
Born near Washington-on-the-Brazos; moved 1901 to Ochiltree County. As sheriff, 1908-1944, he used free-wheeling methods and never carried a gun.
- Ochiltree Cemeteryplaced 1997
In 1902, Jim McLarty and J. V. Stump fenced off 90 acres for a cemetery in the town of Ochiltree.
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