Olton in Lamb County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Site of the First Lamb County Courthouse

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 7, 2017

1. Site of the First Lamb County Courthouse Marker

Inscription. Created in 1876, Lamb County was unorganized until it could muster 21 qualified voters, 1908. Citizens donated labor for first 9-room frame courthouse, which served until it burned in 1922.
First county officials were: Judge H. R. Miller; Commissioners, J. A. Hooper (Precinct No. 1), Claude E. Halsell (No. 2), G. M. Arnett (No. 3), Walter Sullivan (No. 4); sheriff, Herb Dickenson; clerk, George Gallaway; treasurer, Fred Schreier; assessor, Luther Williams.
A new courthouse of brick and concrete was built here, 1922-23. After a 1946 election, the county seat was removed to Littlefield.

Erected 1972 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 4930.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 34° 10.858′ N, 102° 8.087′ W. Marker is in Olton, Texas, in Lamb County. It is at the intersection of Main Avenue and 8th Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Avenue. Marker is on the southeast corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Olton TX 79064, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is on Texas’ South Plains.

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 Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Olton's Union Church Bell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Quanah Parker Trail (about 300 feet away); First Baptist Church of Olton (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lamb County (approx. 0.9 miles away); Halfway (approx. 10½ miles away); Lamb County Sand Hills (approx. 10½ miles away); One of the Trails of Col. Ranald S. MacKenzie (approx. 11.8 miles away); Center Plains Community (approx. 12.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Olton.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 7, 2017

2. Site of the First Lamb County Courthouse Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 7, 2017

3. Site of the First Lamb County Courthouse Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 580 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.