Wichita County - Wichita Falls, TX
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N 33° 50.680 W 098° 29.527
14S E 546987 N 3745049
This Texas Highway Department marker commemorate the creation of Wichita County - in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Waymark Code: WM13XJG
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2021
Views: 11
This Texas Highway Department marker, set in 1936, commemorates the creation of Wichita County. The marker is on the northwest corner of the intersection of Highway 473 and Rathgeber Road. The bronze marker is set on the top of a cairn of stone, which has affixed the seal of the Texas Highway Department and the year 1936. The text on the marker is
WICHITA COUNTY
FORMED FROM YOUNG LANDS DISTRICT
CREATED FEBRUARY 1, 1858
ORGANIZED JUNE 21 1882
NAMED FOR THE WICHITA INDIANS
WHO FORMERLY RESIDED HERE
COUNTY SEAT, WICHITA FALLS
Group that erected the marker: Texas Highway Department
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Highway 473 and Rathgeber Road
Wichita Falls, TX United States
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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