Near Wellington in Collingsworth County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Collingsworth County
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 15, 2016
1. Collingsworth County Marker
Territories
Created Organized
August 21, 1876 November 4, 1890
Named in Honor of
James Collinsworth
1806-1838
The first Chief Justice of the
Republic of Texas. Signer of the
Declaration of Independence
at the Battle of San Jacinto
Secretary of State in Burnet's
cabinet
Wellington, The County Seat
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 951.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 21, 1876.
Location. 34° 53.538′ N, 100° 12.29′ W. Marker is near Wellington, Texas, in Collingsworth County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 83 and Texas Highway 203, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 83. Marker is located in grove of trees on west side of highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wellington TX 79095, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle. It is also on the American Great Plains and specifically on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: O'Neil Building (approx. 2.6 miles away); First Methodist Church of Wellington (approx. 2.7 miles away); Methodism in Collingsworth County
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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 15, 2016
2. Collingsworth County Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 15, 2016
3. Collingsworth County Marker
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