On Mackey Avenue (Ranch to Market Road 516) at Concho Street, on the right when traveling north on Mackey Avenue.
Vicinity of Early Public Library
The Republic of Texas set a cultural example by legislation for a state library in 1839. In 1874 cities were authorized to establish public libraries, but most were privately financed.
A library near . . . — — Map (db m61216) HM
On Mackey Avenue (Ranch to Market Road 516) at Concho Street, on the right when traveling north on Mackey Avenue.
Site of First Ward County Courthouse
A three-story red sandstone courthouse with a domed cupola was constructed here in 1893, one year after Barstow was elected first Ward County seat. The first elected officials to serve in the courthouse . . . — — Map (db m61215) HM
On Mackey Avenue (Ranch to Market Road 516) at San Marcos Street, on the right when traveling north on Mackey Avenue.
C.E. Pierce, an early advocate of irrigated agricultural lands for the Pecos River valley, had this building constructed in 1901 to house Ward County's first bank. Never incorporated, the bank lost money due to area crop failures and closed in 1907. . . . — — Map (db m61214) HM
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