City of Levelland
N 33° 35.216 W 102° 22.660
13S E 743365 N 3719439
The city of Levelland historic marker in the grounds of the Hockley County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WMK9W1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2014
Views: 7
This historic marker is located in the north side of the Hockley County Courthouse in downtown Levelland.
Marker Number: 888
Marker Text:
Surveyed and platted in 1912 as "Hockley City" by cereal magnate C. W. Post. Although only a barren townsite, place won race for county seat in 1921. The first meeting of county officers was held at future courthouse site-- in a Cadillac automobile.
Soon city square boasted a temporary courthouse (16 by 32 feet), a well, and a community black-eyed pea patch.
When a post office opened, in 1922, city was renamed Levelland, for its topography. Prosperity arrived with the coming of the railroad in 1925 and discovery of oil in the county in 1937. (1972)
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