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Fisher County, Texas
Historical Markers in Roby, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in Roby, in Fisher County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History, Texas Revolution, Civil War, and Cowboys & Cattle. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2012.
Start with these Roby stories
- Fisher Countyplaced 1936
Sites of old Indian trail from Mexico to settlements on Texas frontier. In this region in 1856, Colonel Robert E. Lee, then commanding the famed…
- Roby Cemeteryplaced 1988
(1/4 mile east) Settlers began arriving in this area in the late 19th century. The oldest grave marker in the Roby Cemetery, that of Mable W. Deming…
- Willingham Land and Cattle Companyplaced 2012
BROTHERS WELBORN B. WILLINGHAM (1868-1923) AND STERLING A. WILLINGHAM, JR. (1871-1950) TRADED SHEEP TO MR. CLEGG FOR LAND NEAR HOBBS IN 1886-87.
- Captain Henry C. Lyonplaced 1936
Served in army of the Republic of Texas * Commanded a company in the army of the Confederate States of America * Born in Tennessee, April 15, 1815 *…
- First United Methodist Church of Robyplaced 2001
The oldest active church in Fisher County, this congregation dates to the earliest years of the county's settlement and organization.
- Organization of Fisher Countyplaced 1983
When the Texas Legislature created Fisher County in 1876, there were no permanent settlements in the area.
All 7 historical markers in Roby
Historical markers near Roby
- Roby vicinity5 stories · 4 mi
- Sweetwater18 stories · 20 mi
- Hermleigh5 stories · 21 mi
- Anson10 stories · 29 mi
- Snyder47 stories · 29 mi
- Merkel6 stories · 34 mi
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