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Hutchinson County, Texas
Historical Markers in Stinnett, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 6 Texas historical markers in Stinnett, in Hutchinson County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Native History, Cowboys & Cattle, Tales of Tragedy, and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2018. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Stinnett stories
- First Battle of Adobe Wallsplaced 1965
(November 25, 1865) Largest Indian battle in Civil War. 15 miles east, at ruins of Bent's Old Fort, on the Canadian.
- Drift Fenceplaced 1995
Famed cattleman Charles Goodnight established one of the first ranches in the Texas Panhandle, the J A Ranch, in 1876.
- Drift Fenceplaced 1995
Famed cattleman Charles Goodnight established one of the first ranches in the Texas Panhandle, the J A Ranch, in 1876.
- Battle of Adobe Wallsplaced 1936
Was fought here November 25, 1864, when Colonel Christopher (Kit) Carson (1809-1868) with a few companies of United States troops under the…
- Gulf Dial #1 Oil Wellplaced 2018
The southeastern Texas oil field, Spindletop, erupted on January 10, 1901, launching an oil boom in the state.
- "Birthplace of Hutchinson County" Isaac McCormack Cottageplaced 1967
Built 1899 with materials hauled at great peril across the Canadian - then without a bridge.
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