Hansford County · 1936
Formed form Young and Bexar territories. Created August 21, 1876. Organized March 11, 1889. Named in honor of John M. Hansford. Came to Texas in 1837. Member of the Texas Congress, Judge of the Seventh Judicial…
View on map ↗Hansford County, Texas
Historical Markers in Spearman, Texas
Spearman is home to 10 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.
Dodge City-Tascosa Trail · 1964
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View on map ↗Hansford County Sheriff Robert E. (Bob) Martin · 1965
(1868 - 1911) Killed while assisting United States marshal making arrest in boundary line dispute in the northwestern part of county. Like many frontier sheriffs, he was a cowboy and farmer chosen for office out of…
View on map ↗Hansford Cemetery · 1967
First burial ground set aside in this county. Earliest grave (1890) was that of Mrs. Alfie P. Magee, wife of the first sheriff. Also, buried here: the Cator brothers, founders of Zulu Stockade; and the Wright brothers,…
View on map ↗Spearman · 1967
Founded 1917; incorporated 1921. Named for Thomas C. Spearman, a vice-president and head of the Land Department of the Santa Fe Railway. The Santa Fe line was completed to Spearman in 1920, making this the first…
View on map ↗Santa Fe Railroad Stationmaster's House · 1978
When Spearman was founded on a branch of the Santa Fe Railroad in 1920, this cottage was built for the stationmaster. As local agent for the railroad, he represented a business vital to the economy of this area. He…
View on map ↗Brandt Building · 1980
This frame commercial building with decorative sheet metal siding was constructed in 1918. D. E. Dillow built the structure for the mercantile partnership of P. M. Maize and his brother-in-law Fred Brandt (c. 1962).…
View on map ↗Lindberghs Land at Spearman · 1989
At ten minutes before 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 24, 1934, a small monocoupe airplane landed in a pasture about 1/4 mile west of this site. The pilot taxied his craft to a stop near a windmill, deplaned, and asked…
View on map ↗Brick Streets of Spearman · 2009
SH 207 at Main Street
View on map ↗Site of Hansford County Courthouse
Hansford Cemetery
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