Mitchell County, Texas
Loraine is home to 4 official Texas Historical Commission markers — each one telling a piece of the city’s story. Browse the markers below, then find them on the map and discover more nearby with RoadHistorical.
(1860 - 1939) Born of slave parents, Victoria County. At 15 became a cowboy. Rode from Old Mexico to Kansas. In 1877, came to this county, riding for Clay Mann, whose "80" brand gave him name for rest of life. On Mann's…
View on map ↗Organized in 1892 before town lots sold. Services held in schoolhouse for 14 years. First church built 1907; present building 1947. Materials from original site preserved, used for rafters and ceiling beams. Inner brick…
View on map ↗Named for Chief of Kiowa Indians, held hostage by General Custer after the Washita campaign. Later released. Swore revenge on white man after son was killed. A clash took place on El Paso Road north of Ft. Concho, the…
View on map ↗A leader in area growth. Organized with a capital of $18,000 (1908). Farmers and cattlemen were in majority as stockholders. Presidents have included S.E. Brown, J.C. Hall, K.L. Taylor, and H.J. Mearse. In 1922 a new…
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