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Hale County, Texas
Historical Markers in Plainview, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 17 Texas historical markers in Plainview, in Hale County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Cowboys & Cattle, Strange But True, Tales of Tragedy, and Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2021. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Plainview stories
- Three Miles Northeast to Site of Seth Ward Collegeplaced 1970
Original buildings erected in 1906-07. The school opened September 18, 1907, as Central Plains College and Conservatory of Music, with…
- Running Water Communityplaced 1978
Attracted by abundant water from Running Water Draw, J. W. and T. W. Morrison established a ranch in 1881 with headquarters about ten miles west of…
- The Old MacKenzie Trailplaced 1936
General Ranald Slidell MacKenzie The Old MacKenzie Trail by "Larry" Chittendon Stretching onward toward the sunset, o'er prairie, hill and vale, far…
- Colonel C. C. Slaughterplaced 1965
First native-born cattle king of Texas. Eldest of several rancher brothers. At age 12 "made a hand" on East Texas ranch of father, Rev. Geo.
- Discovery Site of the Plainview Pointplaced 1973
The first of this distinctive type of early man dart point was found by 15-year-old Val Keene Whitacre in 1941, in a caliche quarry on Running Water…
- Dr. James Henry Waylandplaced 1976
James H. Wayland, born in Missouri, decided to be a physician after he almost lost a foot at 16 in an accident.
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All 17 historical markers in Plainview
- Colonel C. C. Slaughter1965
- Discovery Site of the Plainview Point1973
- Dr. James Henry Wayland1976
- Edwin Lowden Lowe1973
- Emma Grigsby Meharg1972
- Finney Field2021
- First Baptist Church of Plainview1990
- Green Machinery Co., Inc.1974
- Hackberry Groves1972
- Lamar School1981
- Running Water Community1978
- Site of Lake Plainview1977
- Slaton Well1976
- Snyder Commnuity1977
- The Old MacKenzie Trail1936
- The Santa Fe Railroad in Plainview1975
- Three Miles Northeast to Site of Seth Ward College1970
Historical markers near Plainview
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