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Historical Markers in Vega, Texas

 
Clickable Map of Oldham County, Texas and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Oldham County, TX (18) Deaf Smith County, TX (19) Hartley County, TX (7) Moore County, TX (11) Potter County, TX (77) Randall County, TX (55) Quay County, NM (16)  OldhamCounty(18) Oldham County (18)  DeafSmithCounty(19) Deaf Smith County (19)  HartleyCounty(7) Hartley County (7)  MooreCounty(11) Moore County (11)  PotterCounty(77) Potter County (77)  RandallCounty(55) Randall County (55)  QuayCountyNew Mexico(16) Quay County (16)
Vega is the county seat for Oldham County
Vega is in Oldham County
      Oldham County (18)  
ADJACENT TO OLDHAM COUNTY
      Deaf Smith County (19)  
      Hartley County (7)  
      Moore County (11)  
      Potter County (77)  
      Randall County (55)  
      Quay County, New Mexico (16)  
 
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1 Texas, Oldham County, Vega — 2518 — Doctor Oscar H. Loyd(1868-1959) — Home County of —
On South Main Street at Route 66, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Oldham County's first physician. A civic leader, weather researcher and humanitarian. Born in Kansas, he attended medical school in Missouri, and in 1907 moved to Vega with his wife, Lulu Mills Loyd. Despite opposition from ranchers, he . . . Map (db m91756) HM
2 Texas, Oldham County, Vega — Dot's Mini Museum, Vega, TexasRoute 66 Roadside Attraction
On North 12th Street at West Main Street (Old U.S. 66), on the right when traveling south on North 12th Street.
A collection dedicated to the Mother Road, the museum houses items from Vega Zero Lockers. Established in 1944 at the "crossroads of the nation" on Route 66. Recognized by Hampton Hotels Save-A-Landmark program as a site worth . . . Map (db m183506) HM
3 Texas, Oldham County, Vega — 2016 — Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail
On U.S. 385, 3.8 miles north of Route 66, on the left when traveling north.
What came to be known as the Fort Smith - Santa Fe Trail was first blazed in 1840 by Josiah Gregg, a trader seeking a route to Santa Fe along the south side of the Canadian River. In 1849, Gregg's route was closely followed by a military escort led . . . Map (db m91758) HM
4 Texas, Oldham County, Vega — Oldham County Courthouse, Vega, TexasRoute 66 Roadside Attraction
On South Main Street (U.S. 385) at Coke Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
. . . Map (db m183505) HM
5 Texas, Oldham County, Vega — 71 — Quanah Parker Trail
On Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
Comanches camped at playa lakes here traveling trail N to Tascosa & E/W to Tecovas Springs & Tucumcari Arrow Sculptor: Charles A. SmithMap (db m155109) HM
6 Texas, Oldham County, Vega — 1088 — Senator W. S. Oldham1813-1868 — County Named for Texas Confederate —
On South Main Street at Route 66, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Legislator, judge, newspaperman. Came to Texas from Arkansas. Member 1861 Texas Secession Convention. Chosen delegate to provisional Confederate Congress, Montgomery, Ala. Sent Arkansas to work for secession by Jefferson Davis 1861. Texas . . . Map (db m91755) HM
7 Texas, Oldham County, Vega — 4861 — Site of Old Tascosa(23 miles N.E.)
On South Main Street at Route 66, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Contains one of the famous Boot Hill cemeteries of wild west days and was the gathering place for pleasure-seeking cowboys, gamblers and "bad men" of the Panhandle in the 1870s and '80s. Outlaws such as Billy the Kid and lawmen like Pat Garrett and . . . Map (db m91757) HM
8 Texas, Oldham County, Vega — The Mother Road of Historic Route 66
On North 12th Street at West Main Street, on the right when traveling south on North 12th Street.
The Mother Road of Route 66 ran north from I-40 on First Street then west on Main across Vega. A number of abandoned concrete bridges are the only readily visible signs of the old route across the Texas panhandle.Map (db m185111) HM
 
 
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Jun. 17, 2024