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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WBP_the-j-w-carter-family-and-the-7-up-ranch-historical_Dimmitt-TX.html
The first permanent settlers in Castro County, the James W. Carter family moved to this area in 1884. A tent and dugout served as home until a house was constructed (100 yds. W). Their cattle, which they brought with them, were marked with the 7-U…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VS4_quanah-parker-trail-historical_Dimmitt-TX.html
Comanches used Running Water & Frio
Draws in this area as trailways for
hunting & trade with Comancheros
Arrow Sculptor: Charles A Smith
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1POT_gilbreath-cowsert-house_Dimmitt-TX.html
Tennessee native Jeff T. Gilbreath moved his family to this area in 1905. The owner of a local mercantile store, he built this house in 1909. He sold it in 1910 to county attorney Mark Cowsert, whose family lived here until 1912. The house changed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1POS_castro-county-courthouses_Dimmitt-TX.html
This site was set aside as the Dimmitt town square in 1891, the year Castro County was formally organized. Temporary court facilities were set up in J. N. Morrison's office while the first courthouse was built. An ornate two-story structure, it bu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1POR_shoot-out-on-jones-street_Dimmitt-TX.html
At an 1891 meeting to discuss the selection of a Castro County seat, words were exchanged between Ira Aten, a retired Texas Ranger speaking on behalf of Castro City, and Andrew McClelland, a spokesman for Dimmitt. The inflammatory remarks led to a…