| Marker Number |
1575 |
| Atlas Number |
5369001575 |
| Marker Title |
Farwell, Texas |
| Index Entry |
Farwell, Texas |
| Address |
401 3rd St. |
| City |
Farwell |
| County |
Parmer |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
680180 |
| UTM Northing |
3806566 |
| Subject Codes |
cities and towns |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Parmer County Courthouse grounds, W entrance facing 3rd St. Marker reported damaged Apr. 2014. |
| Private Property |
|
| Marker Condition |
|
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Named for John V. Farwell and C. B. Farwell. Builders of the Texas Capitol, 1882-1888, in exchange for three million acres of state land. Founders of the XIT Ranch, 1885. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
