Castro County · 1936
Formed from Young and Bexar Territories, created August 21, 1876, organized December 8, 1891. Named in honor of Henri Castro 1786-1861. A distinguished pioneer and colonizer of Texas. Founder of the towns of…
View on map ↗Castro County, Texas
Historical Markers in Dimmitt, Texas
Dimmitt has 9 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Castro County. The marker list includes records dating to 1936. Common marker themes include courthouse and civic history, churches, cemeteries, and community institutions, railroad, trail, and transportation history. Use this page to preview the markers, then open RoadHistorical on your drive to see nearby stops on the map, listen to narration, and save the places you want to visit.
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- Courthouse and civic history
- Churches, cemeteries, and community institutions
- Railroad, trail, and transportation history
- Ranching, farming, and frontier settlement
- Military, battle, and Texas Revolution sites
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Prisoner of War Camp Chapel · 1981
(3 mi. W) Near this site during World War II the Hereford Military Reservation and Reception Center, a prisoner of war camp, was established. During nearly three years of operation, approximately 7000 Italian soldiers…
View on map ↗The J. W. Carter Family and the 7-Up Ranch · 1981
The first permanent settlers in Castro County, the James W. Carter family moved to this area in 1884. A tent and dugout served as home until a house was constructed (100 yards W.). Their cattle, which they brought with…
View on map ↗Shoot-out on Jones Street · 1983
At an 1891 meeting to discuss the selection of a Castro County seat, words were exchanged between Ira Aten, a retired Texas Ranger speaking on behalf of Castro City, and Andrew McClelland, a spokesman for Dimmitt. The…
View on map ↗Summerfield-Dameron Corner · 1985
In 1876, English native John Summerfield (1885-1918) began his work locating and surveying millions of acres of land in present-day Randall, Deaf Smith, Castro and Swisher counties. One of the earth monuments he erected…
View on map ↗Castro County Courthouses · 1986
This site was set aside as the Dimmitt town square in 1891, the year Castro County was formally organized. Temporary court facilities were set up in J. N. Morrison's office while the first courthouse was built. An…
View on map ↗Gilbreath-Cowsert House · 1991
Tennessee native Jeff T. Gilbreath moved his family to this area in 1905. The owner of a local mercantile store, he built this house in 1909. He sold it in 1910 to county attorney Mark Cowsert, whose family lived here…
View on map ↗P. O. W. Camp Chapel · 1992
This chapel is one of the few physical reminders of the days this site served as an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War II. The prisoners, several of them fine artists and craftsmen, designed and built the…
View on map ↗Big Square Community · 2019
11 miles south of Dimmitt on State Hwy 385 and 11 miles West on Farm Hwy 145; at intersection of Farm Hwy 145 and CR 503
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- Earth historical markers5 markers in Lamb County
- Olton historical markers3 markers in Lamb County
- Happy historical markers5 markers in Randall County
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