Details for Swisher County

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5437005169

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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.

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