| Marker Number |
1353 |
| Atlas Number |
5421001353 |
| Marker Title |
Early Settlers on Coldwater Creek |
| Index Entry |
N/A |
| Address |
US 287 about 2 mi. N of Stratford |
| City |
Stratford |
| County |
Sherman |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
758640 |
| UTM Northing |
4029575 |
| Subject Codes |
pioneers; ranches/ranching; water topics |
| Marker Year |
1971 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Stratford take US 287 about 2 miles north to roadside park. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
First area in Sherman County to be settled, and only live water for miles. First settler, buffalo hunter J.D. Rawlings, came 1870s. Later County Judge. W.B. Slaughter acquired the Rawlings place about 1894. Later ran bank and store in Stratford. John Lanners (arrived 1892) was a cowboy at Slaughter's ranch; acquired land and ran a mule-drawn supply line. One of largest spreads was owned by Thomas Snyder (also arrived in 1892). Among other prominent early settlers were J.H. Williams, freighter, and Geo. Loomis, merchant. |
