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

Community of Clyde

Photographed by Duane Hall, February 8, 2015

1. Community of Clyde Marker

Inscription. Settlers began moving to this area when the Texas and Pacific Railroad completed its line in December 1880. Many located near the commissary of railroad crew foreman Robert Clyde, for whom the town is named. A post office was established in 1881. The schoolhouse was used for church meetings and local court proceedings. A sign on the water tower in 1920 proclaimed Clyde “The California of Texas” because of its fertile soil and shallow water table. On three separate occasions, in 1895, 1938 and 1950, destructive tornadoes have hit the community.

Erected 1980 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1006.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1880.

Location. 32° 24.366′ N, 99° 29.643′ W. Marker is in Clyde, Texas, in Callahan County. It can be reached from the intersection of N. 1st Street and Oak Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located between N. 1st Street and the railroad tracks near the N. 1st Street and Oak Street intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clyde TX 79510, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

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 Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clyde First Methodist Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Prew House (approx. ¼ mile away); Judge Walter Raleigh Ely (approx. 4.9 miles

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away); a different marker also named Judge Walter Raleigh Ely (approx. 5.3 miles away); First Baptist Church of Baird (approx. 5.7 miles away); First Callahan Jail (approx. 5.8 miles away); Camp Pecan C.S.A. / Texas Civil War Frontier Defense (approx. 5.9 miles away); Callahan County (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clyde.

Also see . . . Clyde, TX. From the Texas State Historical Association’s “Handbook of Texas Online”. (Submitted on February 8, 2015.)

Photographed by Duane Hall, February 8, 2015

2. Community of Clyde Marker

Community of Clyde Marker<br>Near Railroad Tracks image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, February 8, 2015

3. Community of Clyde Marker
Near Railroad Tracks

Photographed by Duane Hall, February 8, 2015

4. Community of Clyde Marker

Marker located south of intersection of
N. 1st Street and Oak Street

BNSF Railway Tracks in Clyde image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, February 8, 2015

5. BNSF Railway Tracks in Clyde

View to west from marker location

Downtown Clyde image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, February 8, 2015

6. Downtown Clyde

View to northeast from marker location

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 836 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 8, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.