Details for Archer County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5009000189
Data
| Marker Number | 189 |
| Atlas Number | 5009000189 |
| Marker Title | Archer County |
| Index Entry | Archer County |
| Address | |
| City | Archer City |
| County | Archer |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 531568 |
| UTM Northing | 3708395 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | From Archer City, take US 79 South about 6 miles. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | A part of the Peters Grant, 1841; Created January 22, 1858; Organized July 27, 1880; Named in honor of Dr. Branch Tanner Archer 1790-1856; Texas Commissioner to the United States, 1835, Member of Congress, Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas. First permanent settlement, 1874; First railroad, 1890; Archer City, the county seat. (1936, 1986) |