Texas 1901 - 2001 Oklahoma
In 1901, when the new Rock Island Railroad tracks reached here, the post office called Loretta, located NW along the Beaver River, was moved to the new tracks and renamed Texhoma for the two states at its location. From only five families living here then, the town had grown to 1000 people by 1908. The large trade territory at that time resulted in a town of many stores, three banks, two schools, three churches, and five wagon yards which took care of the horses and wagons that transported goods to and from the individual farms and ranches of Hansford, Ochiltree and Sherman counties in Texas, and Texas and Cimarron Counties in Oklahoma. Separate towns on Texas and Oklahoma sides were incorporated early, with fierce competition between the two in early days.HM Number | HM1HTS |
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Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Friday, November 14th, 2014 at 9:01am PST -08:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14S E 250714 N 4043566 |
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Decimal Degrees | 36.50500000, -101.78345000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 36° 30.3', W 101° 47.007' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 36° 30' 18" N, 101° 47' 0.42" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 580, 806 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
Closest Postal Address | At or near Main St, Texhoma OK 73949, US |
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