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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM200I_texas-pacific-railroad-depot_Abilene-TX.html
With the arrival of the railroad in Abilene in 1881, a railroad car was used as the first depot. In 1882, a two-story structure was built consisting of a passenger waiting room, office space, dining and a hotel on the second floor. Located a few b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM200H_the-bankhead-highway_Abilene-TX.html
The Bankhead National Highway, from Washington, D.C., to San Diego, California, was the nation's first all-weather, coast-to-coast highway. The southern road skirted the western mountains and was largely free from ice and snow, so it could be used…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WHR_dyess-elementary-school-historical_Abilene-TX.html
On January 21, 1963, Dyess Elementary was the first school in the Abilene Independent School District to integrate all students. African American military families living on Dyess Air Force Base were previously forced to send their children to the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T1B_air-force-recipients-of-medal-of-honor-historical_Abilene-TX.html
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· Dedicated to A1C John L. Levitow for Bravery, 24 Feb 1969 in Long Binh, South Vietnam · Dedicated to 1st LT James P. Fleming for Bravery, 26 Nov 1968 in Duc Co, South Vietnam &m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T1A_7th-bombardment-wing-heavy-historical_Abilene-TX.html
Activated 1 October 1919 at Headquarters, Park Field, Tenn. 9th Bombardment Squadron, which became a unit of the 7th Bomb Wing in April 1931, participated in three major battles during World War I - - Lorraine, St. Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Off…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S80_laughter-undertaking-co_Abilene-TX.html
Dan T. Laughter (1871-1952) first worked as an undertaker while employed in a northeast Texas furniture store. In 1900, he came to Abilene, and five years later he founded this undertaking company with his partner, C.M. Tandy. In 1908, at the flip…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S7Z_site-of-western-cattle-trail_Abilene-TX.html
The main route–1876 to 1887–for several hundred thousand longhorns driven north to stock ranches and Indian reservations and to supply beef market.
Was also called Dodge City Trail, for its main terminus; or Fort Griffin Tra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S7Y_hotel-wooten_Abilene-TX.html
This landmark building opened its doors on June 6, 1930, with a celebration attended by more than two thousand guests. Entrepreneur H.O. Wooten envisioned a hotel with accommodations matching those available in New York City, accomplishing the goa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S7X_site-of-abilenes-first-school_Abilene-TX.html
This site was set aside for use as a school by Stoddard Johnston, a newspaperman who platted the town of Abilene in the early 1880s. While the first schoolhouse was under construction in the spring of 1881, classes were held in a tent pitched betw…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QQE_abilene-womans-club-building_Abilene-TX.html
Founded in 1928, the Abilene Woman's Club had several club homes before hiring noted architect David S. Castle to design a clubhouse at this site, then on the edge of town. Contractor Oscar Rose completed the structure in 1955, and the building's …