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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11T1_gray-county-courthouse_Pampa-TX.html
A fine example of a Beaux Arts courthouse with Georgian ornamentation, this structure was erected after the county seat was moved from Lefors in 1928. The edifice was designed by W. R. Kaufman & Son of Amarillo and built by Harland L. Case & Co. o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11T0_peter-w-gray_Pampa-TX.html
Front:County Named for Texas Confederate. Virginia-born, came to Texas 1838. Aided 1839 removal Texas Shawness. Officer in Milam Guards, Texas Republic. Political, cultural leader in Houston, Republic, State, and Confederacy: he was district attor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11SZ_first-methodist-church-of-pampa_Pampa-TX.html
Five charter members established the First Methodist Church in 1906, the first denomination organized in Pampa. In 1908 a one-room white church with a steeple was built. This church site was purchased in 1924, and a new sanctuary was completed in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11SY_1934-pampa-post-office-building_Pampa-TX.html
A post office was established here in 1892, and in 1902 the town of Pampa was formally platted. Following the discovery of oil in the area in 1926, Pampa experienced a population boom which created a need for a larger post office. Built in 1933-34…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11SW_vittorio-emanuel-von-brunow-m-d_Pampa-TX.html
Born in North Carolina, Vittorio von Brunow moved to east Prussia with his family in 1864 and as a young man was educated in Vienna and Warsaw. He returned to the United States in 1892 to pursue his interests in research and technology, arriving i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11SV_first-national-bank-in-pampa_Pampa-TX.html
Founded in 1906, this institution was organized under a state charter and was named First State Bank. It became known as First National Bank after it received a national charter in 1907. B.E. Finley served at the bank's president for many years, l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11SU_white-deer-land-building_Pampa-TX.html
Houses property records of the White Deer Land Company (1886-1957), one of the strongest commercial influences in settlement of the Texas Panhandle.
Organized from wreckage of the bankrupt Francklyn Land and Cattle Company—whose chief sto…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11SB_pioneer-cottage_Pampa-TX.html
Built in 1903, one year after county was organized, by settlers Wiley Vincent and wife Katie. This small early Texas cabin has 2 rooms. In 1907, huge prairie fire missed it by only 600 yards.
The cabin was bought in 1920 by E. S. Carr, Pampa ma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11SA_woody-guthrie_Pampa-TX.html
American folk musician Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (1912-1967) moved to Pampa from his native Oklahoma at age 17. Here he learned to play the guitar and joined with other musicians to perform for area events. Guthrie briefly attended Pampa High…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11S8_gray-county_Pampa-TX.html
Formed from Young and BexarTerritoriesCreated August 21, 1876Organized May 27, 1902
Named in Honor ofPeter W. Gray1819-1874Member of the First Legislatureof TexasMember of the Confederate CongressAppointed to the Texas SupremeBench in 1874
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