Dickens County, Texas

Historical Markers in Spur, Texas

Spur is home to 5 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.

In Memory Of Private Gregg, William Max, W. H. Kilpatrick · 1936

In Memory Of Private Gregg, William Max, W. H. Kilpatrick and other soldiers who met death in this region while serving under General R. S. MacKenzie, Fourth U.S. Cavalry, 1871-1872 and 1874-1875. with no hope of honor…

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Site of Anderson's Fort or Soldier's Mound · 1936

Here behind extensive breastworks Major Thomas M. Anderson, Tenth U. S. Infantry, maintained a supply camp for the Cavalry under General Ranald S. Mackenzie, Fourth U.S. Cavalry, who in 1874-1875 forced the Indians of…

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Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at Spur · 1989

Authorized by the Texas Legislature in 1909, seven agricultural experiment stations were established in the state. Providing facilities for agricultural scientists to develop information and procedures and solutions to…

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Lisenby-Campbell House · 2003

This home was first owned by rancher George Edward Lisenby and his wife, Mattie Belle Holland, who bought it in 1916. They sold it in 1922 to William Spencer and Dora Bell (Williams) Campbell, who owned W.S. Campbell…

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