Glasscock County · 1964
Created in 1887. Organized 1893, with Garden City county seat. Named for George W. Glasscock (1810-68), flatboating partner of Abraham Lincoln in Illinois. Came to Texas 1834 and fought 1835-36 in the War for…
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Historical Markers in Garden City, Texas
Garden City has 4 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Glasscock County. The marker list includes records dating to 1964. Common marker themes include courthouse and civic history, churches, cemeteries, and community institutions, ranching, farming, and frontier settlement. 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.
What you will find in Garden City
- Courthouse and civic history
- Churches, cemeteries, and community institutions
- Ranching, farming, and frontier settlement
- Military, battle, and Texas Revolution sites
- Downtown architecture, homes, and businesses
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First Commercial Oil Well in Howard County · 1969
On Nov. 9, 1925, this wildcat well "No. 1 H.R. Clay" drilled by Fred Hyer, began pumping oil in a venture that hinted at vast oil resources in west Texas. The well on Clay's land hit pay dirt at 1,508 feet. Soon oil…
View on map ↗Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail · 1993
On May 9, 1893, a little over one month from the date of Glasscock County's formal organization, the first county commissioner's court issued bonds to erect a combination courthouse/jail building. L. T. Noyes of…
View on map ↗Garden City Cemetery · 2003
GARDEN CITY CEMETERY THE GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY BEGAN USING THIS BURIAL GROUND AS EARLY AS 1886. THAT YEAR, A CHILD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER SULLIVAN HILL AND HIS WIFE, LUCY, WAS BURIED HERE. FOUR YEARS LATER, A SIBLING…
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