Kent County · 1936
Formed from Young and Bexar territories. Created August 21, 1876. Organized November 8, 1892. Named in honor of Andrew Kent who fell at the Alamo. Clairmont, the county seat, 1892. Jayton, since 1952. (1936)
View on map ↗Kent County, Texas
Historical Markers in Jayton, Texas
Jayton has 4 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Kent County. The marker list includes records dating to 1936. Common marker themes include courthouse and civic history, ranching, farming, and frontier settlement, military, battle, and texas revolution sites. 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 Jayton
- Courthouse and civic history
- Ranching, farming, and frontier settlement
- Military, battle, and Texas Revolution sites
- Downtown architecture, homes, and businesses
- Oil, industry, and railroad-era commerce
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Double Mountain Salt Works (on Brazos River) · 1965
On Indian-infested frontier 125 miles beyond Fort Belknap and outer settlements. Northernmost business in Confederate Texas. Established at great risk, to obtain salt, scarce during Civil War and vitally needed to cure…
View on map ↗Putoff Canyon · 1969
(East of here) Named for a Mr. Putoff, early settler. In region of Salt Water, canyon was noted for its freshwater spring "strong enough to swim a horse". Area was a resort, 1900-1914, for many artists. Western writer…
View on map ↗First National Bank Building · 1997
An excellent example of early 20th century Classical Revival style, the First National Bank of Jayton was erected about 1912 by descendants of early Kent County pioneers. Classical features of the edifice, such as the…
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