Details for Early Wilbarger County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5487001361
Data
| Marker Number | 1361 |
| Atlas Number | 5487001361 |
| Marker Title | Early Wilbarger County |
| Index Entry | Wilbarger County, Early |
| Address | 1700 Wilbarger St. |
| City | Vernon |
| County | Wilbarger |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 473800 |
| UTM Northing | 3779155 |
| Subject Codes | counties; pioneers; transportation; cattle, railroads |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Wilbarger County Courthouse grounds, SW corner at NE corner of Main St. (US 183/US 283) and Wilbarger St. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Organized 1858 and named in honor of Matthias and Josiah P. Wilbarger, early Texas settlers. Josiah, a surveyor, had become famous as the man who lived 12 years after being scalped by Comanches, 1833, near Austin. He had saved his life by putting a wool sock on his head; he was rescued next day by neighbors. An adobe house built 1878 by Jonathan and C. F. Doan, the first Wilbarger County settlers, marks the Red River crossing of the famous Western Cattle Trail. Vernon (formerly Eagle Flat) became county seat in 1881. The first railroad reached town, 1886. (1968) |