On U.S. 62 0.4 miles east of County Highway 3500, on the right when traveling east.
John William Turner, Jr. and his wife, Mary Alice, deeded two acres of their farm as a burial ground in January 1921. The first burial was for their infant nephew, Weldon Fred Turner, whose grave is indicated by a homemade marker. In May of that . . . — — Map (db m106239) HM
The Four Sixes barn was built by Burk Burnett, an influential and prosperous Texas rancher. It housed expensive horses admired by some of the wealthiest men and women in the West. Appearing much as it did when in use at Burnett’s King County ranch, . . . — — Map (db m136052) HM
On Texas Avenue at Main Street, on the left when traveling south on Texas Avenue.
In the early 1900s, area pioneer farmers marketed bales of cotton on this site. Today, this cotton bale serves as a monument to those who made Lubbock County and the surrounding south plains the greatest producer of upland cotton in the world. In . . . — — Map (db m102084) HM
On Dover Avenue south of 21st Street, on the right when traveling south.
(Two markers identify this Craftsman Style Bungalow.)
Bungalow style house built in 1915 at 1214 Ave. L in downtown Lubbock for Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Higginbotham. Designed by M.L. Waller of Fort Worth. Home of Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Arnett Sr. . . . — — Map (db m106431) HM
On Cesar East Chavez Drive 0.1 miles from North University Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Steel bridge erected 1913 across Yellowhouse Canyon on the Lubbock-Abernathy Road. Contract awarded April 1913 to Austin Brothers Bridge Company of Dallas by the Lubbock County Commissioners. The 60 foot long, 12 foot wide, single-span, Warren type . . . — — Map (db m52148) HM
On West Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west.
(Two markers identify this early two-story brick home.)
Neo-classical style house built 1916 for Warren A. and Myrta Hunt Bacon. Designed by W.M. Rice of Amarillo. Bacon, a successful businessman and civic leader, lived in Lubbock . . . — — Map (db m106428) HM
Near Fourth Street west of Flint Avenue (U.S. 82), on the left when traveling west.
One-room schools were built to serve the families of cowboys, ranches and homesteaders. Classroom furniture was homemade, and wooden boards were painted black for chalkboards. A bucket of water from a well or stream provided drinks for everyone, . . . — — Map (db m135238) HM
Near 4th Street west of Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Joseph J. Barton believed a new railroad, Santa Fe's Panhandle Short Line, was to run through his ranch property. To capitalize on that, he built for his family a late Queen Anne-style home as the capstone of his planned community named Bartonsite. . . . — — Map (db m135418) HM
On 19th Street east of Juneau Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
A relic from one of America's last frontiers. Built in 1925 on range land of newly organized Cochran County, at Bledsoe, this structure not only served its purpose as a railroad station, but was a meeting hall for churches and social groups. . . . — — Map (db m73612) HM
Known for his leadership in the field of agricultural education, Bradford Knapp served as first director of the U.S. Cooperative Extension Service and helped plan and carry out World War I overseas food production for the Agriculture Department. He . . . — — Map (db m106375) HM
On East 50th Street 0.4 miles east of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
When Charles Lindbergh was traveling the U.S. by airplane on a speaking tour, he was unable to land at Lubbock because there was no airport at the time. City leaders and aviation enthusiasts, determined to see that Lubbock would not miss out on the . . . — — Map (db m73586) HM
On 7th Street at 8th Street, on the left when traveling west on 7th Street. Reported missing.
Buddy Holly contributed to the music heritage of not only west Texas but the entire world as a musician and composer. It is significant that this first plaque on the "Walk Of Fame" bear his name. The citizens of Lubbock pay tribute to and honor . . . — — Map (db m4499) HM
Buddy Holly contributed to the music heritage of not only west Texas but the entire world as a musician and composer. It is significant that this first plaque on the "Walk of Fame" bear his name. The citizens of Lubbock pay tribute to and honor . . . — — Map (db m73562) HM
On East 31st Street near Teak Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Buddy Holly died at age 22 in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa on February 3, 1959. Fellow musicians Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were also killed in the crash. The funeral was held in Tabernacle Baptist Church and he was buried in the City . . . — — Map (db m73583) HM
On 19th Street 0.1 miles west of Upland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The pioneer Carlisle community was named for W. Augustus “Uncle Gus” Carlisle (1849-1920), who settled here with his wife Lizzie (Spikes) (d. 1914) in 1890. A cattleman and a prominent landowner, Carlisle made significant contributions . . . — — Map (db m73613) HM
On Texas Avenue at 13th Street, on the right when traveling south on Texas Avenue.
Art deco style office building constructed in 1930 as the new Cotton Exchange Building. Designed by J.B. Davies & Co., Fort Worth, for J.D. Doughty and J.B. Kerby of Weatherford. Now the Carlock Building, it symbolizes the rapid growth of cotton . . . — — Map (db m111493) HM
On East 31st Street 0.1 miles east of Teak Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In March 1892, a delegation of Lubbock residents requested five acres of pasture land from rancher H.M. Bandy for use as a cemetery. That same month, they held the first burial, that of a Cochran County cowboy, Henry Jenkins, who died of pneumonia . . . — — Map (db m73584) HM
On Texas Avenue south of Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
County named for Texas Confederate
Colonel T. S. Lubbock
1817 – 1862
South Carolinian. Came to Texas 1835. Indian fighter, soldier, businessman. Member Secession Convention. Went to Virginia hoping to fight for South in first . . . — — Map (db m155402) HM WM
In 1861, shortly after the first shots of the Civil War, America established the Congressional Medal of Honor. Given for extraordinary valor and sacrifice, it is the highest military decoration presented by the U.S. Government. Three medal . . . — — Map (db m106403) HM WM
On North Cedar Avenue 0.1 miles east of Interstate 27, on the right when traveling north.
Before the U.S. entered World War II, the civilian aircraft known as the CF-3 had already flown over 300 million miles in domestic service.
The DC-3 was the only transport aircraft being manufactured in large quantities at the beginning of the . . . — — Map (db m135234) HM
Near 4th Street west of Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
This cabin was built during the Republic of Texas period (1836-1845) and represents the simple architecture of early frontier days. Located in what is now Guadalupe County Texas, it was constructed of winged elm logs chinked with mud from a nearby . . . — — Map (db m135409) HM
On Crickets Avenue 0.1 miles north of 19th Street (Texas Highway 114), on the right when traveling north.
Spanish Renaissance Revival Passenger and Freight Depot built 1928 for $45,889. Architect Wyatt C. Hedrick of Fort Worth also designed the administration building on Texas Tech campus. Built by F. A. Mote of Dallas. Completion of the Fort Worth a & . . . — — Map (db m73567) HM
On West Broadway Street at Avenue M, on the right when traveling east on West Broadway Street.
This congregation traces its history to 1892, when circuit riding minister R. M. Morris and 12 charter members organized the Lubbock Methodist Church. Early worship services were held in the schoolhouse and the Lubbock County Courthouse. In 1900 the . . . — — Map (db m73560) HM
On Cesar E. Chavez Drive 0.4 miles north of East Broadway, on the left when traveling north.
In the summer of 1878, O.W. Williams and E.M. Powell began a survey of Lubbock County. It began at this point where the two forks of the Brazos River meet. They erected a rock mound at the S.W. corner of survey 1, block A. using this as a starting . . . — — Map (db m106363) HM
Near 4th Street near Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The Harrell House represents the expansion of a dwelling as the family grew and fortunes increased. This house began as a single stacked rock room in 1883. Next, two box and strip rooms were added to the east side of the stone house. Last the other . . . — — Map (db m135419) HM
In Mason County, Texas, near the Llano River, this house was built as two log cabins under a common roof separated by a breezeway called a dogtrot. The limestone rooms in the back were added later. The style of architecture is characteristic of . . . — — Map (db m135407) HM
Near 4th Street west of Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
In the early 20th Century, Lawrence H. (L.H.) Jones drove cattle from ranch land in Scurry County to the Texas and Pacific railhead at Colorado City, Texas. From there the cattle were shipped to the Fort Worth stockyards.
This barn was built in . . . — — Map (db m136245) HM
On Fulton Avenue south of 6th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Isham Tubbs (1852-1947) married Texana Spikes (1857-1930) in Kaufman County in 1877. They moved to the Monterey area of Lubbock County circa 1890. Isham became one of the first school board trustees and a charter member of Lubbock's first United . . . — — Map (db m73611) HM
On U.S. 62 at Crickets Avenue, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 62.
Originally located at 2215 6th Street, this house was preserved to commemorate the song writing of Buddy Holly and the Crickets. While at this home in 1956, Buddy Holly and J.I. Allison (original founding members of The Crickets) penned the hit . . . — — Map (db m102086) HM
Near 4th Street west of Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
(left side)
JA Oat Bin
c. 1890
This water tank was first used around 1890 in the Griffin pasture on the JA Ranch in Palo Duro Canyon, Texas. It held a reserve water supply for 3,000 head of cattle. Moved to the ranch . . . — — Map (db m136050) HM
Frontier life was hard on young children, and many lived only a short time. Such common, present-day illnesses as colds, fever and measles could be deadly to children of the 19th century. The ornate stone tablets note the births and deaths . . . — — Map (db m135412) HM
Near 4th Street west of Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
This fortress-style home was built in Palo Pinto Country, Texas, to protect a pioneer family from dangers in the wilderness. After George Jowell's wood cabin was burned by Indians, he designed a home of cut limestone and sandstone with rifle slits . . . — — Map (db m135410) HM
Near Cesar East Chavez Drive 0.4 miles from North University Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Spanish mission style home built 1936 for Dr. and Mrs. M. F. Landwer from Dr. Landwer's design. Landwer was professor of zoology at Texas Technological College from 1927 until his retirement. Virginia Landwer taught biology at Lubbock High School . . . — — Map (db m52149) HM
Los Corralitos was a fortified home in Zapata County, Texas. Made from cut sandstone, mud mortar, mesquite and Montezuma cypress, its walls are 33 inches (one Spanish vara) thick. The single room has one door, no windows and six small gun ports for . . . — — Map (db m136044) HM
On 19th Street (U.S. 62) at Avenue U, on the right when traveling west on 19th Street.
The city of Lubbock experienced a significant increase in population during the 1920s as it became the agricultural, educational, service, and trade center of the South Plains. This high school was built out of the need for providing an education . . . — — Map (db m73558) HM
On West Broadway Street east of Avenue U, on the right when traveling west.
(Two markers identify this two-story brick building.)
Starting in 1944, several women’s organizations met to coordinate their community improvement efforts. In February 1945, 22 groups became charter members of the Lubbock women’s club. . . . — — Map (db m73559) HM
On Broadway Street east of Buddy Holly Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
This marks one route of the Mackenzie Scout Trail extending from Camp Supply, Crosby County to Fort Sumner, New Mexico and used by the Army, 1872-1875, by buffalo hunters, 1876-1878, and by cattlemen 1878 until the fencing of the range. Erected by . . . — — Map (db m106404) HM
On West Broadway Street at Avenue W, on the right when traveling east on West Broadway Street.
Originally located 2219 13th street, constructed 1925 by A.M. Hensley for C.S. Mast, member of the original faculty at Texas Technological College. Purchased by L.O. "Pop" and Ercil "Mom" White in 1948. Active in youth work, the Whites were . . . — — Map (db m73549) HM
Most first homes of ranches and settlers on the plains were half-dugouts. They were cut into embankments with the door facing southeast to catch cool breezes in summer. Roofs were made of hides, sod, thatch or, in this case, wood shingles. The roof . . . — — Map (db m136046) HM
Near 4th Street west of Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Nicknamed the "Scotsmen’s Dive," this building began as the guesthouse for visiting representatives of the Scottish company that owned the Matador Ranch. Forty years later, the clapboard-walled house was converted to the business office for the huge . . . — — Map (db m136263) HM
On 1st Place west of Buddy Holly Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Early Hispanic residents of frontier Lubbock County included ranch hands in the 1880s. Railroad lines brought many workers to the south plains, the majority recruited from El Paso. Rail companies built row houses near construction sites, and . . . — — Map (db m106351) HM
On 47th Street east of Hartford Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Opened in 1955. Named for town of Monterey, one of the two original townsites for Lubbock. It was founded in present northwest Lubbock by W. E. Rayner in 1890. In a unique compromise in 1891, Rayner joined the promoters of the other townsite to . . . — — Map (db m73547) HM
On Fir Avenue at East 26th Street, on the right when traveling south on Fir Avenue.
The organizational meeting for this congregation was held in October 1917 by the Rev. A. Wilson. Although early problems plagued the fellowship and many members left the church, a successful cotton harvest in September 1919 attracted more people to . . . — — Map (db m73582) HM
Near 4th Street near Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
This historic fence ran 80 miles from the west end of the Capitan Mountains to Vaughn, N.M. The only part remaining is in Haspris Canyon on a ranch headquartered near Ancho. The fence kept livestock from drifting into unprotected areas. In "I Rode a . . . — — Map (db m135416) HM
Near 4th Street west of Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
This single-door, stacked rock structure with a pole and brush roof was located north of an old military and stageline road in Knox County, Texas. It may have served as a rest stop or way station for U.S. Army couriers in and out of Fort Griffin on . . . — — Map (db m135414) HM
On North Cedar Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Charles Lindbergh’s solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927 dramatically increased worldwide interest in aviation. To participate in this new and potentially significant technology, the City of Lubbock established a municipal airport about . . . — — Map (db m106284) HM
Near 4th Street west of Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Far West Texas offered little as building material. So early homesteaders used the yucca-like sotol plant—tall, woody stalks that grew from the center of the desert plants. Two rooms of the house were built with a framework of cedar posts and . . . — — Map (db m136049) HM
On MacKenzie Park Road, on the right when traveling north.
The vision of Prairie Dog Town was conceived and implemented by K. N. Clapp in 1935. In the 1930's the government's poisoning program was becoming effective, and he was alarmed that the extinction of the black-tailed prairie dog would result. Mr. . . . — — Map (db m52146) HM
On South Reese Boulevard 0.1 miles west of Research Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
On 30 September 1997, Reese Air Force Base and the 64th Flying Training Wing were inactivated, culminating a tradition of “55 years of excellence” in serving our nation. Since 1942, 25,349 of the world's greatest pilots graduated from . . . — — Map (db m73616) HM
On Research Boulevard at South Reese Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on Research Boulevard.
Ten years of concentrated efforts by city officials led to the establishment of a U.S. Army Air Corps Advanced Flying School at Lubbock in the summer of 1941. Built ten miles west of the city, where barracks, runways and other military facilities . . . — — Map (db m73614) HM
Near 4th Street west of Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The wood-frame depot was built by the Santa Fe Railway in Hockley County, Texas. Railroads were essential to the settlement of West Texas and eastern New Mexico for transporting cattle, people, manufactured goods, supplies and lumber. The Ropes . . . — — Map (db m136238) HM
On Interstate 27 Frontage Road 0.8 miles south of East Regis Street, on the right when traveling south.
A predecessor of present Lubbock, this area was, in 1890, a subject of heated dispute by three factions (led by W.D. Crump, W.E. Rayner, and Frank Wheelock) that vied in the founding of the county seat.
Unlike most county seat debaters in . . . — — Map (db m106281) HM
On North Cedar Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
During World War II, nine preliminary and advanced military glider pilot training fields operated in Texas; one of the most prominent sites was located here. The U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) leased Lubbock Municipal Airport, and with help from the . . . — — Map (db m52147) HM
On Main Street at Avenue W, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Early Catholic settlers in Lubbock and on the Texas South Plains celebrated mass with traveling priests in private homes. Beginning in 1905, Father Joseph Keller traveled from Slaton to offer mass for Catholics at the Merrell Hotel. In December . . . — — Map (db m106429) HM
Near Detroit Avenue south of 15th Street when traveling south.
The dairy barn and silo were constructed in 1926-27 and served as a teaching facility for 40 years. The barn was designed by Forth Worth architect W.C. Hedrick with the help of Ag Dean A.H. Leidigh and Prof. W.L. Stangel. Students brought their own . . . — — Map (db m54166) HM
On 15th Street west of Boston Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
One of the first four buildings on the Texas Tech campus, the livestock judging pavilion was the school's first structure built specifically for agricultural education. Completed in the 1920s, it was designed by the noted Fort Worth architect Wyatt . . . — — Map (db m54165) HM
Near 4th Street west of Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
After Indians and buffalo were removed in 1870s, several hundred cattlemen with small herds came to rolling plains near site of later Lubbock, to graze free range. Vital natural water sources were found east of the Caprock, where springs and streams . . . — — Map (db m135423) HM
On West Broadway Street at Avenue W, on the right when traveling east on West Broadway Street.
This house was constructed in 1925 by prominent Lubbock builder A. M. Hensley for the family of Dr. Clarence S. Mast (d. 1936). Mast served as a physics professor on the original faculty of Texas Tech University. The home exhibits elements of the . . . — — Map (db m73548) HM
The Pitchfork Ranch Cookhouse began as a one-room structure. The dining area was added in two sections. Though the exterior walls are covered in modern siding, the original wood plank siding is still intact underneath. The interior walls and ceiling . . . — — Map (db m136045) HM
Near 4th Street west of Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Built in 1883. Shows pioneer way of life -- with the basic room of field stone, for protection from blizzards. Shed rooms attached gave storage and extra room. After turn of century, and better living was possible, owner added 3 rooms, double . . . — — Map (db m135422) HM
On North Cedar Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
W.G. McMillan came to Lubbock in 1924 to assist in the construction of the Hotel Lubbock. McMillan stayed, and over the next thirty years oversaw over 850 construction projects. Some of McMillan’s first projects included the 1926 Conoco service . . . — — Map (db m106282) HM
Near 4th Street west of Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
A commissary was used by large ranches to provide supplies for their cowboys and ranch hands. The great distance to town created a need for food and supplies to be bought in bulk. They were then distributed at headquarters and to distant line camps. . . . — — Map (db m136048) HM
Near 4th Street near Flint Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Wild cow corrals were used for catching unbranded, free-roaming cattle in mountainous regions. The one was constructed in high terrian around Capitan, N.M., on the Block Ranch. Cowboys, or "brush poppers," as they were known in rough country, . . . — — Map (db m135417) HM
On North Cedar Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of all World War II Glider
Pilots who received advance training
and silver “G” wings at South Plains
Army Air Field, Lubbock Texas during
the period of 13 July 1942
through 15 January 1945.
These volunteers . . . — — Map (db m106283) HM WM
On Cesar E. Chavez Drive 0.2 miles north of Parkway Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Known to Spanish explorers of the 17th and 18th centuries - Described by Albert Pike who visited the region in 1832 - The last battle in Lubbock County between White buffalo hunters and the red men who had called the plains their own occurred on . . . — — Map (db m106352) HM
On South 8th Street at West Lubbock Street, on the right when traveling south on South 8th Street.
September 15, 1955 The Santa Fe Railway Company officially dedicated the steam-powered Engine 1809 to the City of Slaton. Presented by W.A.J. Carter, Superintendent of the Slaton Division of Santa Fe, the engine was accepted by Slaton Mayor L.B. . . . — — Map (db m102020) HM
Near North 20th Street at East Woodrow Road, on the right when traveling north.
Representing the Santa Fe Railroad, W.B. Storey, Jr. bought the future townsite of Slaton on April 15, 1911. The railroad's plans included a roundhouse, switch lines, depot and Harvey House, making Slaton a center for area rail transport. Rail . . . — — Map (db m73587) HM
On South 19th Street at West Division Street, on the right when traveling south on South 19th Street.
For more than 50 years, Mercy Hospital served the health needs of the Slaton community. In 1927, Msgr. Thomas D. O'Brien, then rector of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, joined with a delegation of Slaton citizens to plan a new hospital. Father O'Brien . . . — — Map (db m73610) HM
On South 9th Street at West Garza Street, on the left when traveling south on South 9th Street.
The town of Slaton traces its history to the Santa Fe Railroad. O.L. Slaton, a Lubbock businessman and banker, was instrumental in securing the right-of-way for the railroad through this area. When the new town was laid out in 1911, it was named for . . . — — Map (db m73608) HM
On South 9th Street at West Garza Street, on the right when traveling south on South 9th Street.
In 1923, Blue Ribbon Bakery and City Bakery, each of which had opened in 1921, consolidated. By 1925, this establishment was known as Slaton Baking Company. In 1943, the Wilson family purchased the business. The Wilson's overcame rationing during . . . — — Map (db m73606) HM
On Railroad Avenue at Texas Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Railroad Avenue.
The city of Slaton has historic ties to the railroad. For decades the site was ranchland until the Santa Fe Railway sought a location for a division point to service trains. The Santa Fe bought the land in April 1911, naming the townsite for rancher . . . — — Map (db m73588) HM
On South 8th Street at East Panhadle Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South 8th Street.
The Santa Fe Railroad established Slaton in 1911. In 1919, residents established a bucket brigade to help fight fires. Alex DeLong served as fire chief of the group, which used chemical tanks and buckets of water drawn from wells to extinguish . . . — — Map (db m73609) HM
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