George Morgan Perry
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 36° 23.715 W 100° 48.087
14S E 338445 N 4029296
On the east side of the library named for him.
Waymark Code: WMA7WZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2010
Views: 6
Marker Erected by: Texas Historical Commission
Date Marker Erected: 1994
County of Marker: Ochiltree County
Location of Marker: 22 SE 5th Ave. & Ash St., Perry Memorial Library, Perryton
Marker Number: 3989
Marker Text:
A native of Iowa, George Morgan Perry (1862-1944) moved to the Texas panhandle town of Ochiltree in 1886. Active in the formal organization of the county, he served as county clerk, district clerk, and county judge. A supporter of railroad building in the panhandle, he was honored by the Santa Fe Railroad when the town of Perrytown was established on the rail line and named for him in 1919. He served as first president of the Chamber of Commerce and continued to promote settlement and business development in the city until his death in 1944.
(1994)
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