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

Monterey High School

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

1. Monterey High School Marker

Inscription. Opened in 1955. Named for town of Monterey, one of the two original townsites for Lubbock. It was founded in present northwest Lubbock by W. E. Rayner in 1890. In a unique compromise in 1891, Rayner joined the promoters of the other townsite to establish Lubbock in its present location.

Erected 1969 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 3443.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 33° 33.076′ N, 101° 53.096′ W. Marker was in Lubbock, Texas, in Lubbock County. It was on 47th Street east of Hartford Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 3211 47th Street, Lubbock TX 79413, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was on Texas’ South Plains.

It was also on the American Great Plains,

specifically on the Southern Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it was in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Dagley Field (approx. 1.7 miles away); Texas Tech Alumni Association (approx. 2.1 miles away); Texas Tech Dairy Barn (approx. 2.1 miles away); Texas Tech University Dairy Barn (approx. 2.1 miles away); Texas Tech Judging Pavilion (approx. 2.2 miles away); St. John's United Methodist Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Lubbock High School (approx. 2.3 miles away); First Christian Church (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lubbock.

More about this marker. Monterey High School has updated doors and left off marker after that.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

2. Monterey High School Marker

Marker is above doors.

Monterey High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

3. Monterey High School

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,049 times since then and 51 times this year. Last updated on February 22, 2024, by Danny L Vest of Levelland, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 9, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.