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Historical Markers in Olney

 
Clickable Map of Archer 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 Archer County, TX (28) Baylor County, TX (9) Clay County, TX (6) Jack County, TX (28) Throckmorton County, TX (11) Wichita County, TX (90) Wilbarger County, TX (21) Young County, TX (54)  ArcherCounty(28) Archer County (28)  BaylorCounty(9) Baylor County (9)  ClayCounty(6) Clay County (6)  JackCounty(28) Jack County (28)  ThrockmortonCounty(11) Throckmorton County (11)  WichitaCounty(90) Wichita County (90)  WilbargerCounty(21) Wilbarger County (21)  YoungCounty(54) Young County (54)
Archer City is the county seat for Archer County
Olney is in Archer County
Archer County (28)  ►
ADJACENT TO ARCHER COUNTY
Baylor County (9)  ►
Clay County (6)  ►
Jack County (28)  ►
Throckmorton County (11)  ►
Wichita County (90)  ►
Wilbarger County (21)  ►
Young County (54)  ►
 
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1 ► Texas, Archer County, Olney — 5313 — The Confluence of the Brazos, Trinity, and Red River Watersheds —
On State Highway 79 0.1 miles east of Hilton Road, on the right when traveling south.
The Trinity, a major Texas river rises 250 yards west of this 1250-foot mound. South of this site water drains to the Brazos, and north and west to the Red. This high point has been important in Texas history. It guided Capt. Diego Parilla to battle . . . — — Map (db m187147) HM
2 ► Texas, Young County, Olney — 3101 — Little Salt Creek Indian Fight — (Battleground About a Mile to the North) —
On State Road 114 1 mile east of Rodgers Road, on the left when traveling east.
Duel between a cattle roundup crew and Indians, on May 16, 1869. Cowboys attacked at their work were Shapley Carter, Bill Crow and Henry Harrison, all of Palo Pinto County, crew captain Ira E. Graves, J.W. Gray, W.C. Kutch, and Jason McClain, of . . . — — Map (db m254081) HM
3 ► Texas, Young County, Olney — 5055 — St. Luke Lutheran Church of Olney —
On West Oak Street at Hillcrest Drive on West Oak Street.
In 1883 when this area was still a roundup point on the cattle range, German families of the Lutheran faith began settling in the Salt Creek Valley. The following year William Bernhardt received a bible, prayer book, and a devotional book or . . . — — Map (db m254077) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026