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

Site of Lake Plainview

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 17, 2015

1. Site of Lake Plainview Marker

Inscription. The City of Plainview, founded in the 1880s, sought agricultural supremacy for its trade area. Civic leaders pioneered irrigated farming in 1911 by boring the first of many deep water wells. In 1912, Texas Land & Development Co. installed a demonstration well near the Santa Fe Railway Depot and created Lake Plainview and a park at this site. Called Texas' largest body of water fed by a well, the lake was very popular with the public, but expensive to maintain. After fire destroyed the pump house in 1917, park and lake went back to nature. In 1977 the area again became a park.

Erected 1977 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4821.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 34° 11.64′ N, 101° 42.203′ W. Marker is in Plainview, Texas, in Hale County. It is at the intersection of West 12th Street and Broadway Street, on the left when traveling east on West 12th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: West 12th Street, Plainview TX 79072, 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 walking distance of this marker: The Santa Fe Railroad in Plainview (a few steps from this marker); Plainview Daily Herald (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Baptist Church of Plainview

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Blasingame Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Texas Land & Development Company (approx. half a mile away); Schick Opera House (approx. half a mile away); Colonel C. C. Slaughter (approx. 0.6 miles away); General Ranald Slidell MacKenzie (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plainview.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 17, 2015

2. Site of Lake Plainview Marker

Site of Lake Plainview Marker (on left) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 17, 2015

3. Site of Lake Plainview Marker (on left)

The Santa Fe Railroad in Plainview Marker is on the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 820 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 4, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.