Childress County
N 34° 25.564 W 100° 12.313
14S E 389256 N 3810057
The pink granite country marker at the Childress County Courthouse
Waymark Code: WMKGAZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2014
Views: 10
The pink granite county marker at the south side of the Childress County Courthouse grounds in downtown Childress TX.
Marker Number: 829
Marker Text:
Formed from Young and Bexar Territories.
Created August 21, 1876.
Organized April 11, 1887.
Named in honor of George Campbell Childress 1804-1841. A member of the Convention in 1836. Co-author of the Texas Declaration of Independence
Childress, the county seat.
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