Snyder Community

Snyder Community (HM1PUB)

Location: Plainview, TX 79072 Hale County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 6.536', W 101° 41.789'

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(2 miles west)

Born in Illinois, Mennonite minister and farmer Peter B. Snyder (1864-1948) was living in Minnesota when a search for inexpensive land led him to Texas. In 1906, he bought property in Hale County from John H. Buntin and urged other Mennonites to join his colony. Snyder and his family traveled by train to Plainview in 1907. They lived briefly in tents before erecting a house in 1908.
Among the first Mennonites to settle this farming community were the families of The Rev. Andrew Brenneman, John and Joseph Hartzler, Joe Guengerich, The Rev. Jonas Kreider, Milton H. Near, and Ferdinand Rastetter. The colonists built a one-room schoolhouse on land donated by H. R. and Alevia Newcomer. Settlers of all faiths attended the school sessions, worship services, and social events held in the building.
Although Snyder planted a peach orchard near his home and sank an irrigation well after 1911, life was harsh. Dust storms, prairie fires, hail, and the severe droughts of 1915 and 1916 discouraged the colonists. Most, including Peter Snyder, left by the mid-1920s to seek better conditions elsewhere. Only the Rastetter Family remained without interruption in this locality. The Snyder School merged with Midway Rural School in 1921 and with the Plainview School District in 1947.
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HM NumberHM1PUB
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Marker Number4970
Year Placed1977
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
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Date Added Monday, December 7th, 2015 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 251269 N 3777517
Decimal Degrees34.10893333, -101.69648333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 6.536', W 101° 41.789'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 6' 32.16" N, 101° 41' 47.34" W
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Area Code(s)806
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1452-1498 FM 400, Plainview TX 79072, US
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