Details for Swisher County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5437005169
Data
| Marker Number | 5169 |
| Atlas Number | 5437005169 |
| Marker Title | Swisher County |
| Index Entry | Swisher County |
| Address | Austin & 2nd St. |
| City | Tulia |
| County | Swisher |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 246364 |
| UTM Northing | 3825141 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | S.E. corner of Courthouse Square, Austin & 2nd Street, Tulia |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | Formed from Young and Bexar territories. Created: August 21, 1876. Organized: July 17, 1890. Named in honor of James Gibson Swisher, 1794-1864. Conspicuous for gallantry at the storming of Bexar, 1835. Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836. County seat, Tulia. |