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 100 Years - Swisher County, Texas Posted by:  YoSam.
N 34° 32.171 W 101° 45.849
14S E 246316 N 3825079
A large stone engraved on the courthouse lawn, honoring their
Waymark Code: WMTBWD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2016
Views: 2
County of Marker: Swisher County
Location of memorial: Broadway Ave. & Maxwell Ave., courthouse lawn, Tulia
Date Dedicated: Dedicated July 21, 1990
Erected by: County Judge, Jay Johnson; Commissioners: F. L. McGavock, Harvey Foster, R. G. House, W. C. Weatherred
Marker Text: SWISHER COUNTY
1890 - 1990
Faith and Courage... ...Endurance and Success
Established in 1876 by the Texas Legislature from Bexar District
Named for James Gibson Swisher, Hero of the Texas Revolution
Organized July 17, 1890
Pioneers who settled Swisher County
Endured hardships and adversity with unwavering courage
Tulia was named the county seat. Other towns are Happy and Kress
Rural communities and schools of the county were
Adair Claytonville
Kaffir Price
Valley View
Alexander Elkins
Lakeview Red Hill
Vigo Park Auburn
Fanchon Love
Sunny Slope Whitfield
Center Plains Flynt
McGuire Taylor
Word Childress
Salem New Hope
Union Hill Wright
Agriculture is the predominant industry in Swisher County
Law, Order, Education and Christian principles have sustained
Swisher County People for 100 Years
Dedicated July 21, 1990
County Judge: Jay Johnson
Commissioners: F. L. McGavock, Harvey Foster,
R. G. House, W. C. Weatherred
Subject: County
Commemoration: Centennial
Date of Founding: 1890
Date of Commemoration: 1990
Address:
Broadway Ave. & Maxwell Ave.,
courthouse lawn,
Tulia, TX USA 79088
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Web site if available: [Web Link]
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