(1883-1893)
Owned by Scottish Earls of Aberdeen and Tweedmouth. The headquarters were at Aberdeen (about 7 mi NE). Starting with 14,745 cattle, the Rocking Chair made profits for a few years, then failed. In north part of county are hills bearing its name. Also, town of Wellington was given that name at wish of Rocking Chair owners, who had a kinsman die at Waterloo where he was aide to the Duke of Wellington.| HM Number | HM1W5D |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1970 |
| Placed By | State Historical Survey Committee |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 at 5:03pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14S E 388417 N 3869224 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 34.95941667, -100.22216667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 57.565', W 100° 13.33' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 57' 33.9" N, 100° 13' 19.8" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 806 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near US-83, Wellington TX 79095, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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