Organization of Fisher County

Organization of Fisher County (HM2CTO)

Location: Roby, TX 79543 Fisher County
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N 32° 44.727', W 100° 22.647'

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When the Texas Legislature created Fisher County in 1876, there were no permanent settlements in the area. As a result, the county was linked with Shackelford and Nolan Counties for judicial purposes. By 1885, enough settlers had moved into the area to warrant official organization of the county. Part of this organization was the selection of a county seat, a matter that caused much debate.

In 1885 two townsites were laid out and proposed as county seats. Businessman E. D. Strang, a native of Wisconsin, organized and promoted the town of Fisher, while two former Mississippi plantation owners, D.C. and M.L. Roby, inherited land on which they laid out the townsite of Roby. Fierce competition began between the adherents of each site. When the proponents of Roby felt they had enough votes, they presented a petition for election to the Nolan County Commissioners Court. Although adherents of Fisher contested the petition as faulty, they could not prove their accusations as correct. An election held in April 1886 determined Roby to be the county seat.

As newly elected officials attended to business and construction began on a courthouse, tempers settled, and the organization of Fisher County was complete.
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HM NumberHM2CTO
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Year Placed1983
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
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Date Added Saturday, December 15th, 2018 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 370950 N 3623907
Decimal Degrees32.74545000, -100.37745000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 44.727', W 100° 22.647'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 44' 43.62" N, 100° 22' 38.82" W
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Area Code(s)325
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 109 N Angelo St, Roby TX 79543, US
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