Details for Ward County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5475005715
Data
| Marker Number | 5715 |
| Atlas Number | 5475005715 |
| Marker Title | Ward County |
| Index Entry | Ward County |
| Address | IH 20, East of Pyote |
| City | Pyote |
| County | Ward |
| UTM Zone | 13 |
| UTM Easting | 683667 |
| UTM Northing | 3490928 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | In roadside rest area on eastbound IH-20 about 4.5 miles east of Pyote. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Texas Centennial highway marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | Formed from Tom Green County; created February 26, 1887, organized March 29, 1892. Named in honor of Thomas William Ward, 1807-1872, at the storming of Bexar, December, 1835; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1841-1848; United States consul at Panama, 1853-1856. Barstow, County Seat. |