(one mile north)
Law and order for Plains area began here in 1879 with creation of Camp Roberts, first ranger station in Panhandle. Company C of the newly formed Frontier Battalion of Texas Rangers was located here and commanded by Capt. G. W. Arrington, Civil War veteran, hard-fighting Ranger, later a Panhandle sheriff and rancher. Battalion commander was Maj. John B. Jones.HM Number | HM1ZHK |
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Tags | |
Marker Number | 5267 |
Year Placed | 1967 |
Placed By | State Historical Survey Committee |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Friday, July 7th, 2017 at 12:03pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14H E 298289 N 6272917 |
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Decimal Degrees | -33.66451667, -101.17553333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | S 33° 39.871', W 101° 10.532' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 39' 52.2600" S, 101° 10' 31.9200" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
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