| Marker Number |
5146 |
| Atlas Number |
5069005146 |
| Marker Title |
Summerfield-Dameron Corner |
| Index Entry |
Summerfield-Dameron Corner |
| Address |
SH 86 |
| City |
Dimmitt |
| County |
Castro |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
755665 |
| UTM Northing |
3825591 |
| Subject Codes |
land surveys, land companies; English immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1985 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
SH 86, 5.7 mi. E of Dimmitt, N side of the road 200 feet W of CR 519 |
| Private Property |
|
| Marker Condition |
|
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" subject marker with post |
| Marker Text |
In 1876, English native John Summerfield (1885-1918) began his work locating and surveying millions of acres of land in present-day Randall, Deaf Smith, Castro and Swisher counties. One of the earth monuments he erected that year was located near this site and became a starting point for surveys in many Panhandle counties. In 1925, a group of Castro County citizens placed a concrete monument at the site, which had become known as Dameron's Corner after a local landowner. The monument was buried in 1958 when a road was cut through the area. (1985) |
