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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DPF_texan-santa-fe-expedition_Wichita-Falls-TX.html
Texan Santa Fe Expedition. . The Texan Santa Fe Expedition crossed the Wichita River near this spot August 4, 1841 Wichita Falls Junior Historians sponsored this marker on the Expedition's 100th anniversary.. var plainText = d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DPC_grand-theatre_Electra-TX.html
Grand Theatre. . Electra's population surge in the 1910s led local business leaders to hire Meador & Wolfe of Ft. Worth to design a theatre to accommodate the town's growing entertainment needs. It opened here in 1920 and featured vaudeville, oper…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DO2_electra-state-bank_Electra-TX.html
Electra State Bank. . Building erected 1908, the first brick structure in Electra. Occupied 1908-1911 by Waggoner Bank; 1911-1931 by First State Bank; since 1931 by Electra State Bank. . . Remodeled in 1952, using original foundations and walls…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DNY_wichita-falls-lodge-no-635-a-f-a-m_Wichita-Falls-TX.html
Wichita Falls Lodge No. 635, A.F. & A.M.. . In November 1884 Masons living here who regularly made the 18-mile journey to Henrietta for meetings petitioned the Henrietta Masonic Lodge for a new lodge to be located in Wichita Falls. In December the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DNV_the-lost-battalion-a-war-memorial_Wichita-Falls-TX.html
The Lost Battalion. . To the Memory of Those Honored Members of The Lost battalion native sons members of the 2nd Battalion 131st Field Artillery 36th Infantry Division On March 8, 1942, these gallant men were taken prisoner by the Japanese o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DNQ_charlye-ola-farris_Wichita-Falls-TX.html
Charlye Ola Farris. Public school educators James Randolph Farris, Sr. and Roberta (Bell) Farris welcomed their only daughter, Charlye Ola Farris, on June 30, 1929 in Wichita Falls. Charlye graduated as valedictorian of Booker T. Washington High S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DMW_wichita-county-water-improvement-districts-no-1-no-2_Wichita-Falls-TX.html
Wichita County Water Improvement Districts No. 1 & No. 2. . Wichita County Water Improvement Districts No. 1 and No. 2 played major roles in the agricultural development of Wichita County. By 1900, Joseph Kemp, whose business activities were vital…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TPY_the-wichita-falls-bank-robbery-of-1896-historical_Wichita-Falls-TX.html
On the afternoon of February 25, 1896, two cowboys, Foster Crawford and Elmer "Kid" Lewis, robbed the City National Bank, then located at Ohio and 7th Street (2 blocks east). They killed cashier Frank Dorsey, took about $410 cash, and fled on hors…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TPR_first-county-officials-historical_Wichita-Falls-TX.html
First Anglo-Americans settled in Wichita County in 1856. The county was named for Indians, and Indian troubles delayed local organization until 1882. The first officials were: Judge, James S. Akers; Attorney, Robert E. Huff; Sheriff, F.M. Davis; C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TPQ_texas-governor-james-v-allred-historical_Wichita-Falls-TX.html
From this courthouse, James V. Allred began his career that led to highest state office. As lawyer with firm of O'Neal and Martin, he won elections as district attorney in 1923 and Attorney General of Texas, 1931. Governor from 1935 to 1939, he co…
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