First - Railroad shipping point in Hansford County, TX
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N 36° 11.864 W 101° 11.532
14S E 302901 N 4008107
Founding details of the county seat.
Waymark Code: WMTR7G
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2017
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County of Marker: Hansford County
Location of Marker: SW Court St., city hall, Spearman
Marker Erected by: State Historical Survey Committee
Date Marker Erected: 1967
Marker Text:
SPEARMAN
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 railroad shipping point in the county.
Hansford County, created 1876 and organized 1889, relocated its county seat here in 1929. The courthouse was built 1931.
Center for agriculture, wheat storage, ranching, and petroleum industry. Early 1960s growth included 25 new businesses in two years. Streets paved with brick make city distinctive.
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