Perryton in Ochiltree County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Colonel William B. Ochiltree

County named for Confederate Officer

— 1811 - 1867 —

Colonel William B. Ochiltree Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 16, 2016

1. Colonel William B. Ochiltree Marker

Inscription. Secretary treasury and last attorney general Republic of Texas. Secession Convention delegate 1861. Influential member Provisional Congress which drafted Confederate Constitution, mobilized manpower, set up financial structure, elected political leaders. Resigned to raise 18th Texas Infantry. Led troops to Arkansas in 1862 when regiment called in campaign to repel Union forces from state.

A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy

Erected 1963 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 967.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 36° 23.692′ N, 100° 48.148′ W. Marker is in Perryton, Texas, in Ochiltree County. It is on South Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 511 South Main Street, Perryton TX 79070, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle.

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 Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George Morgan Perry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Plainview Hardware Company Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Old Blasingame Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ochiltree County (approx. 1.1 miles away); Gray Community Church

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Ochiltree Townsite (approx. 7.9 miles away); Ochiltree Cemetery (approx. 8 miles away); Sheriff James Sidney Talley (approx. 8.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryton.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 16, 2016

2. Colonel William B. Ochiltree Marker

at the Ochiltree County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,100 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 31, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.