Entries Containing All of the Phrases «hudspeth county» AND «texas»

By Bill Kirchner, October 21, 2012

Hudspeth County Marker

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1 ► Texas, Hudspeth County, Sierra Blanca — 2590 — Hudspeth County —

Formed from El Paso County Created February 16, 1917 Organized August 25, 1917 Named in honor of Claude Benton Hudspeth Born in 1877 A native Texan Holder of larger ranching interests Member of the Texas Legislature and the . . . — — Map (db m118227) HM

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2 ► Texas, Hudspeth County, Sierra Blanca — 907 — Claude Hudspeth — (1877 - 1941) —

State Senator and member of U.S. House of Representatives for whom Hudspeth County was named. Became a ranch worker at age 9 and editor-publisher of an Ozona newspaper at 16. Was largely self-educated. Won seat in legislature in 1902-starting . . . — — Map (db m60747) HM

3 ► Texas, Hudspeth County, Sierra Blanca — 2591 — Hudspeth County Courthouse —

Hudspeth County created by the 35th legislature and organized September 4, 1917, by the following commissioners appointed by the governor of Texas. T.D. Love • B Bean • Joe Gardner J.M. Walling • L.R. Millican This adobe courthouse constructed . . . — — Map (db m118231) HM

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    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.

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