Carson County, Texas
Historical Markers in White Deer, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 12 Texas historical markers in White Deer, in Carson County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Cowboys & Cattle and Oil Boom. The markers on this list were placed between 1965 and 2013. 2 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these White Deer stories
- White Deerplaced 1965
Name taken from nearby creek, so called by an Indian legend of White Deer feeding there. Site of county's first water well, drilled at N Bar N Ranch…
- Last Great Panhandle Cattle Drive to Montanaplaced 1965
Each Spring and Summer after 1880, many Texas herds went up the trail to Northern states for fattening.
- First Baptist Church of White Deerplaced 2011
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WHITE DEER BAPTISTS IN WHITE DEER FIRST MET IN THE PRESBYTERIANS’ HOUSE OF WORSHIP, MEETING TWICE A MONTH AND SHARING A UNION…
- First Presbyterian Churchplaced 1965
First church building in White Deer. Dedicated July 4, 1909. Financed mainly through gifts from pioneer members' home churches; and donations by…
- First Presbyterian Churchplaced 1979
First church building in White Deer. Dedicated July 4, 1909. Financed mainly through gifts from pioneer members' home churches, and donations by…
- Hotel at White Deerplaced 1994
The White Deer Land Company, a trustee for court-ordered land sales in this area, established the White Deer Demonstration Farm in the 1890s.
All 12 historical markers in White Deer
- First Baptist Church of White Deer2011
- First Presbyterian Church1965
- First Presbyterian Church1979
- Hotel at White Deer1994
- Jackson General Store1986
- Last Great Panhandle Cattle Drive to Montana1965
- Polish Settlers of White Deer1966
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery2013
- White Deer1965
- White Deer Cemetery2010
- White Deer Sacred Heart Catholic Church2012
- White Deer United Methodist Church2010
Historical markers near White Deer
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