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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DPF_texan-santa-fe-expedition_Wichita-Falls-TX.html
Texan Santa Fe Expedition. . The Texan Santa Fe Expedition crossed the Wichita River near this spot August 4, 1841 Wichita Falls Junior Historians sponsored this marker on the Expedition's 100th anniversary..
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DNV_the-lost-battalion-a-war-memorial_Wichita-Falls-TX.html
The Lost Battalion. . To the Memory of Those Honored Members of The Lost battalion native sons members of the 2nd Battalion 131st Field Artillery 36th Infantry Division On March 8, 1942, these gallant men were taken prisoner by the Japanese o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DNQ_charlye-ola-farris_Wichita-Falls-TX.html
Charlye Ola Farris. Public school educators James Randolph Farris, Sr. and Roberta (Bell) Farris welcomed their only daughter, Charlye Ola Farris, on June 30, 1929 in Wichita Falls. Charlye graduated as valedictorian of Booker T. Washington High S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DMW_wichita-county-water-improvement-districts-no-1-no-2_Wichita-Falls-TX.html
Wichita County Water Improvement Districts No. 1 & No. 2. . Wichita County Water Improvement Districts No. 1 and No. 2 played major roles in the agricultural development of Wichita County. By 1900, Joseph Kemp, whose business activities were vital…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TPY_the-wichita-falls-bank-robbery-of-1896-historical_Wichita-Falls-TX.html
On the afternoon of February 25, 1896, two cowboys, Foster Crawford and Elmer "Kid" Lewis, robbed the City National Bank, then located at Ohio and 7th Street (2 blocks east). They killed cashier Frank Dorsey, took about $410 cash, and fled on hors…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TPR_first-county-officials-historical_Wichita-Falls-TX.html
First Anglo-Americans settled in Wichita County in 1856. The county was named for Indians, and Indian troubles delayed local organization until 1882. The first officials were: Judge, James S. Akers; Attorney, Robert E. Huff; Sheriff, F.M. Davis; C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TPQ_texas-governor-james-v-allred-historical_Wichita-Falls-TX.html
From this courthouse, James V. Allred began his career that led to highest state office. As lawyer with firm of O'Neal and Martin, he won elections as district attorney in 1923 and Attorney General of Texas, 1931. Governor from 1935 to 1939, he co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TPP_joseph-hudson-barwise-historical_Wichita-Falls-TX.html
A native of Ohio, Joseph Hudson Barwise brought his family to Texas in 1877 and to Wichita County in 1880. An astute businessman and community leader, he earned the nickname "Father of Wichita Falls" after he donated land to the Fort Worth and Den…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TPG_henry-c-luecke-historical_Wichita-Falls-TX.html
A native of Missouri, Henry C. Luecke (1861-1937) came to Texas about 1890. He opened a blacksmith shop at this intersection in 1903. Here he developed and manufactured the Wichita Gang Plow, patented in 1905. His device was similar to other plows…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TPF_george-alonzo-soule-historical_Wichita-Falls-TX.html
Before coming to Wichita Falls George Alonzo Soule (1840-1913) owned a freight and stage line in Jacksboro and Fort Griffin. After the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad came through here, Soule brought his wife Lilla and Family in 1883. He opened a s…