Details for Lone Wolf Community

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5415003117

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Marker Number 3117
Atlas Number 5415003117
Marker Title Lone Wolf Community
Index Entry Lone Wolf Community
Address FM 644
City Hermleigh
County Scurry
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 337118
UTM Northing 3600702
Subject Codes cities and towns
Marker Year 1970
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location From Hermleigh take FM 644 south seven miles to Lone Wolf Cemetery (northeast corner of intersection with CR 4196)
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text (5 mi. N of Lone Wolf Mountain) Named for Kiowa chief whose tribe roamed area until 1870s. Community development when John Mahoney donated cemetery and school sites. A schoolhouse, erected 1901, was used also for church services. First teacher, W. F. Knowlton, had 35 pupils. Local post office was Winston (June 26, 1901-April 30, 1909). Mail later came by rural route. In 1906, D. C. Hazelwood built local store. Lone Wolf School, operated at different locations, served the community until consolidated. Cemetery (with oldest grave date 1892) continues in use as burial place for area families. (1970)

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