| Marker Number |
908 |
| Atlas Number |
5011000908 |
| Marker Title |
Claude Monroe Ayers |
| Index Entry |
Ayers, Claude Monroe |
| Address |
|
| City |
Claude |
| County |
Armstrong |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
283205 |
| UTM Northing |
3889939 |
| Subject Codes |
cities and towns; railroads |
| Marker Year |
1971 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
in Claude Cemetery, 0.5 miles northwest of Claude on US 287, then take first County Road about 1 mile north to cemetery |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
Claude Monroe Ayers (1854-1915). Locomotive engineer piloting the first Fort Worth & Denver passenger train to reach here, 1887. Town was given his name. Recorded - 1971. |
