Details for Groom
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5065000886
Data
| Marker Number | 886 |
| Atlas Number | 5065000886 |
| Marker Title | Groom |
| Index Entry | Groom |
| Address | 203 Broadway |
| City | Groom |
| County | Carson |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 308153 |
| UTM Northing | 3897570 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | 203 Broadway, on City Hall grounds, Groom |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 20" x 20" |
| Marker Text | Founded 1902 by W. S. Wilkerson, local landowner, when Rock Island Railroad built west; named for Col. B. B. Groom, 1880s agent of Franklyn Land & Cattle Co. Col. Groom was first to try power farming on Plains. Town is today hub of rich farming and ranching area. |