First Settlement in Knox County - Benjamin, TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 33° 35.004 W 099° 47.570
14S E 426426 N 3716247
Upright gray marker in front of the Knox County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WM15YGK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2022
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Benjamin is a small town of approximately 300 residents. It is at the base of the Texas Panhandle - 85 miles SW of Wichita Falls and 90 miles N of Abilene.
Plaque Text below engraved covered wagon:
FIRST SETTLEMENT IN KNOX COUNTY
HILORY G. BEDFORD, FOUNDER
R.P. DIMMITT J.W. HINTON H.L. HAYES |
| RUFUS BROWDER S.T. COOPER A.E. BRANNIN |
| G.B. STEWART T.G. STEWART R.D. GOREE |
| L.W. RICKETTS ED W. BEDFORD H.C. THOMPSON |
TO ASSURE THESE FAMILIES CHURCH AND SCHOOL PRIVILEGES, H.G. BEDFORD STARTED THE TOWN OF BENJAMIN IN 1885, NAMING IT FOR HIS ELDEST SON. HE GAVE 640 ACRES FOR A TOWNSITE RESERVING 40 ACRES FOR A PUBLIC SQUARE. HE SOLD THE REMAINDER TO THESE FAMILIES AT $5 PER TRACT. |
IN 1886 HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ORGANIZING THE COUNTY WITH BENJAMIN AS THE COUNTY SEAT. |
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1885
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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