Dawson County · 1936
Created February 1, 1858. Recreated August 21, 1876 from Bexar Territory. Organized February 13, 1905. Named in honor of Nicholas Mosby Dawson 1808-1842 who fought at the Battle of San Jacinto and fell at Dawson's…
View on map ↗Dawson County, Texas
Historical Markers in Lamesa, Texas
Lamesa has 5 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Dawson County. The marker list includes records dating to 1936. 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 Lamesa
- 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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M.C. Lindsey House · 1962
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View on map ↗Pioneer Cemetery · 1964
First burial ground in Dawson County, given by Frank Conner. First grave, Nov. 10, 1904, for Mrs. G. W. Pate, who had suggested cemetery. Plot closed 1907, except for 1949 burial of W. R. Kelly beside his wife. The 22…
View on map ↗Site of Chicago · 1977
(1/4 mi. N) W.C. Bishop of Chicago, Ill., and wealthy lumberman George N. Fletcher established the OTO (later Bar TO) ranch about 1887 on Fletcher's extensive landholdings in Dawson County. A post office was opened at…
View on map ↗Lamesa Farm Workers Community · 2010
By the 1920s, Dawson County’s rapidly expanding cotton economy was outgrowing its labor supply. Like other areas of the country, Lamesa began to rely on migrant laborers from Mexico to increase the available pool of…
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