Details for Old Duval Townsite
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5495003723
Data
| Marker Number | 3723 |
| Atlas Number | 5495003723 |
| Marker Title | Old Duval Townsite |
| Index Entry | Duval Townsite, Old |
| Address | SH 302 |
| City | Kermit |
| County | Winkler |
| UTM Zone | 13 |
| UTM Easting | 677466 |
| UTM Northing | 3523923 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns; land surveys, land companies, promotional towns; oil/petroleum topics; ghost towns |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | SH 302, north side about 0.2 mi. W of SH 115 |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | First post office in Winkler (then part of Tom Green) County opened near here (1908) on John Howe ranch. Mail came in twice weekly to serve 300 persons. Duval townsite, promoted all over the United States by the Pueblo Investment Co., opened on March 19, 1910, with free lots, a picnic, and cowboy tournament. In April, Kermit became seat of Winkler County; post office moved there in October. Duval failed to develop and townsite rights were canceled after 1928 oil discovery here. Ownership of many valuable lots sold in 1910 is still unclear today. (1968) |