Claude in Armstrong County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Claude Monroe Ayers

(1854-1915)

Photographed by Allen Lowrey, June 20, 2020

1. Claude Monroe Ayers Marker

Inscription.

Locomotive engineer piloting the first Fort Worth & Denver passenger train to reach here, 1887. Town was given his name.
Recorded - 1971

Erected 1971 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 908.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 35° 7.871′ N, 101° 22.826′ W. Marker is in Claude, Texas, in Armstrong County. It is on County Road 14, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Claude TX 79019, 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 Comanchería,

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 2 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Claude Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Charles H. Roan (about 600 feet away); The Legacy of Charles H. Roan (approx. 1.6 miles away); Armstrong County Jail (approx. 1.8 miles away); Early Sheriffs (approx. 1.8 miles away); "The Claude News" (approx. 1.9 miles away); First Baptist Church of Claude (approx. 1.9 miles away); Charles Howard Roan (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Claude.

Photographed by Allen Lowrey, June 20, 2020

2. Claude Monroe Ayers Marker

Photographed by Allen Lowrey, June 20, 2020

3. Claude Monroe Ayers Marker

Claude Cemetery entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen Lowrey, June 20, 2020

4. Claude Cemetery entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 391 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 21, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.