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Lorenzo in Crosby County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Lorenzo

 
 
Lorenzo Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2017
1. Lorenzo Marker
Inscription. Founded when Crosbyton-South Plains Railway ran first train here, April 10, 1911. Named for Lorenzo Dow, employee of C. B. Livestock Company, which promoted the town, and in 1914 encouraged area to plant cotton. Incorporated in 1924.

Now a center of cotton growing, with fine churches, school, businesses.
 
Erected 1966 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 3123.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is April 10, 1911.
 
Location. 33° 40.185′ N, 101° 32.191′ W. Marker is in Lorenzo, Texas, in Crosby County. It is on Van Buren Avenue north of 5th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lorenzo TX 79343, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, 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,
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the Comancherνa, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lorenzo Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Estacado Cemetery (approx. 5 miles away); Site of Estacado (approx. 5.9 miles away); Idalou Cemetery (approx. 6 miles away); John Robinson Ralls (approx. 7.8 miles away); Ralls Cemetery (approx. 7.8 miles away); Harmon Farms (approx. 7.9 miles away); Emma Cemetery (approx. 8.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lorenzo.
 
Lorenzo Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2017
2. Lorenzo Marker
Lorenzo Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2017
3. Lorenzo Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 725 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 28, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.
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