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

Former Whiteface Motel

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 29, 2014

1. Former Whiteface Motel Marker

Inscription. Built 1926 by realtor Wm. E. Flenniken, this was first brick structure in town. It housed land shoppers when Cochran County was opened to sales of small tracts.

Given 1968 to Girlstown, U.S.A. by J. S. Noel estate, for use of the management. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 1969

Erected 1969 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 5787.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 33° 36.01′ N, 102° 36.861′ W. Marker is in Whiteface, Texas, in Cochran County. It is on East 2nd Street west of Taylor Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Whiteface TX 79379, 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,

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: Whiteface Power Plant (here, next to this marker); Hockley County Cemetery (approx. 10.9 miles away); Slaughter Ranch Headquarters (approx. 11 miles away); Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 12 miles away); Cochran County (approx. 12.1 miles away); City of Sundown Cemetery (approx.

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12.4 miles away); Morton Memorial Cemetery (approx. 13 miles away); Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877 (approx. 13 miles away).

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 29, 2014

2. Former Whiteface Motel Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 29, 2014

3. Former Whiteface Motel Marker

Former Whiteface Motel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 29, 2014

4. Former Whiteface Motel

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 887 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 12, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.