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Wilbarger County, Texas
Historical Markers in Vernon, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 8 Texas historical markers in Vernon, in Wilbarger County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Cowboys & Cattle, Native History, and Strange But True. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2015. 3 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
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- Early Wilbarger Countyplaced 1968
Organized 1858 and named in honor of Matthias and Josiah P. Wilbarger, early Texas settlers.
- Wilbarger Countyplaced 1936
Formed from Bexar County. Created February 1, 1858. Organized October 10, 1881. Named for Josiah and Mathias Wilbarger, brothers who came to Texas in…
- Red River Valley Museum
Features one of Texas' famed regional collections of Indian artifacts, tracing history of early man along the Red River.
- Jonathan Doanplaced 1972
(May 20, 1837- November 6, 1902) Frontier trader and merchant; a Quaker, peaceable on troubled frontiers.
- Waggoner-Hicks Houseplaced 1988
Spottswood Lomax, a founder of the noted Matador and Espuela (Spur) ranches of Texas, built a Queen Anne house here in 1890.
- Thaddeus Edgar Johnsonplaced 2015
Lawyer and World War I veteran, T. Edgar Johnson (1889-1972), gathered resources from family and friends to open Johnson-Davis Ford Company in Vernon…
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