B. M. Halbert -- Sutton County Courthouse, Sonora TX
N 30° 34.332 W 100° 38.664
14R E 342308 N 3383343
One of 22 signs preserving local, family, industrial, and pioneer history are mounted on poles on the west side of the Sutton County Courthouse in downtown Sonora TX.
Waymark Code: WMPPYY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/04/2015
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This sign is one of 22 along Water Street on the west side of the Sutton County Courthouse. This sign preserves the local contributions of B. M. Halbert, who brought Angora goats to Sutton County, and thereby revolutionized the agricultural economy of the Edwards Plateau and Concho Valley of Texas.
The sign reads as follows:
"B. M. HALBERT
Married Kidie Itasca Ellis of Edwards County January 19, 1895. Recognized adaptability of Angora goat to Edwards Plateau-- imported stock from the Carolinas and stud billies from Turkey and South Africa. Was often called Father of Angora Goats in Texas. Founder, organizer, and regent of Southern Methodist University. Responsible for establishment of Ranch Experiment Station in Edwards County. Founder -- Texas Sheep And Goat Raisers Assn., 1915. Family still resides and operates ranches in area."
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Sutton County Courthouse
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