| Marker Number |
1878 |
| Atlas Number |
5065001878 |
| Marker Title |
First Tree Texas High Plains |
| Index Entry |
First Tree Texas High Plains |
| Address |
US 60 |
| City |
Panhandle |
| County |
Carson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
276212 |
| UTM Northing |
3910266 |
| Subject Codes |
pioneers; botany |
| Marker Year |
1963 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Panhandle, 5.7 mi. SW on US 60, S side of eastbound lanes, 0.5 mi. W of CR J |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
9" x 14"; 4" x 9" |
| Marker Text |
Set front dugout home by Thomas Cree, 1888. Good luck symbol of settlers through drouth, blizzard and heat. Cree's bois d'arc tree died in the 1970s. County residents planted a new tree here in 1990 as a memorial to the area's early pioneers. |
