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

Plainview Daily Herald

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 17, 2015

1. Plainview Daily Herald Marker

Inscription. Originally known as the "Hale County Hesperian," this newspaper was established in the late 1880s by D.B. Hill and John Davidson. In 1891 John Minor Shafer, an early Plainview area settler, became the owner and publisher. The newspaper remained a Shafer family operation until 1912. Its name then was changed from the "Hale County Herald" to the "Plainview Herald," and later to the "Plainview Daily Herald." Consolidation with the "Plainview News" in 1929 allowed for continued growth and expanded coverage. In 1978 the "Daily Herald" was purchased by the Hearst Corporation.

Erected 1984 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4043.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 34° 11.342′ N, 101° 42.176′ W. Marker is in Plainview, Texas, in Hale County. It is on Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 820 Broadway 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: First Baptist Church of Plainview (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Texas Land & Development Company (about 700 feet away); Schick Opera House (approx. 0.2 miles

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away); Colonel C. C. Slaughter (approx. 0.3 miles away); General Ranald Slidell MacKenzie (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Santa Fe Railroad in Plainview (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Lake Plainview (approx. 0.3 miles away); Blasingame Home (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plainview.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 17, 2015

2. Plainview Daily Herald Marker

Plainview Daily Herald image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 17, 2015

3. Plainview Daily Herald

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 669 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 4, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.