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

Water Improvement District No. 2 Office

 
 
Water Improvement District No. 2 office Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 10, 2015
1. Water Improvement District No. 2 office Marker
Inscription.
Built 1896 by promoters of irrigated farming. Community Center.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark—1966

 
Erected 1966 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 5724.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.
 
Location. 31° 20.433′ N, 102° 51.189′ W. Marker is in Grandfalls, Texas, in Ward County. It is at the intersection of D Avenue (State Highway 18) and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on D Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grandfalls TX 79742, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Texas. It is also in the American Southwest. 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 Comancherνa, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grandfalls Union Church
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(about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Butterfield Overland Stage Line (approx. 1.7 miles away).
 
Water Improvement District No. 2 office Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 10, 2015
2. Water Improvement District No. 2 office Marker
Water Improvement District No. 2 office Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 10, 2015
3. Water Improvement District No. 2 office Marker
Water Improvement District No. 2 office image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 10, 2015
4. Water Improvement District No. 2 office
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 680 times since then and 135 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 15, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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