Prisoner of War Camp Chapel

(3.5 MI.S)

A prisoner of war camp, used primarily for Italian soldiers, was in operation near this site during World War II. Known as the Hereford Military Reservation and Reception Center, it was first used in 1943 for prisoners captured in ...

Cameron Building Site

In1852 the Cameron Bros. built a 2 story building. Madam La Batcheler purchased it in 1853 and operated the Golden Gate Saloon. Later known as the Polka Saloon, by 1855, the town lodges of ECV, Masons and Son of Temperance ...

Deaf Smith Courthouse

1910

Brick with marble veneer and interior. Second marble courthouse built in U.S.

Cost was $125,000. After hotly-contested bond issue election, Judge John Slaton and winners paraded down Main Street behind the band.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark–1965

Marker is on East 3rd Street west ...

Deaf Smith County

Formed from Young and Bexar

Territories

Created August 21, 1876

Organized October 3, 1890

Named in honor of

Erastus “Deaf” Smith

1787-1837

Came to Texas in 1821

Rendered valuable service as a scout and

spy during the Texas Revolution

and was conspicuous for his bravery

in the Battle of San Jacinto

County ...

Weaverville / Mountain Charlie

Two plaques are on this monument:

Upper Marker:

Weaverville

This town was created in 1850 by the early miners, merchants, craftsmen and worshippers as the gold mining and commercial center of the area. Here they built of brick, earth and wood the examples ...

Spiral Staircases

The spiral staircases of Weaverville have always been a predominant part of this community’s architecture. The structures became a necessity because of the separate ownership of the upper and lower floors.

This stairway, the first of these landmarks, was built in ...

Blackwell School

Education for local children of Mexican descent dates from 1889, when the former Methodist church became a schoolhouse. The school, named for longtime principal Jesse Blackwell, served hundreds of Hispanic children up to ninth grade. Students were told to speak ...

The Crash of Flight 307

March 7, 1950 at 9:02 PM

During its approach through a blinding snowstorm, NWA Flight 307 clipped its left wing on the flagpole at Ft. Snelling Cemetery. Captain Donald Jones struggled to maintain altitude as he circled around for another attempt. ...

The Pecos River in Literature and Folklore

Noted for mineral-thick waters and sudden floods, the Pecos River snakes through Texas on its way to the Rio Grande. Historian J. Evetts Haley and folklorist J. Frank Dobie, who called it “a strange river,” and a “barricade,” are among ...

Clifford Hall

Built by Richard Clifford in 1855. One of three two story Weaverville structures with outside circular staircases hand made by village blacksmiths. Once home of Mt. Bally Parlor No. 87, Native Sons of the Golden West.

Dedicated by Grand Parlor, Native ...