On Lubbock Road (U.S. 62) north of U.S. 385, on the left when traveling north.
Terry County's education developed from the
rigors of one-room schools in numerous rural
communities to the present Brownfield, Meadow,
and Wellman-Union school districts. Surrounding
communities are committed to the education of
our children . . . — — Map (db m164485) HM
On East Cardwell Street at South B Street, on the right when traveling east on East Cardwell Street.
A.M. Brownfield, for whose family this town was named, came to Terry County as a rancher in 1900. An early community leader, he organized the Brownfield State Bank in 1905. Built as a home for his family in 1928, this structure exhibits influences . . . — — Map (db m73500) HM
On North 14th Street (State Highway 137) 0.5 miles north of West Main Street (U.S. 82/380), on the right when traveling north.
The first public burial ground in the new Terry County seat of Brownfield was begun in 1904 when 19-year-old Jessie Hill died and was interred here. By 1907, this land belonged to M. V. Brownfield; records do not indicate whether the cemetery was . . . — — Map (db m174024) HM
On North 7th Street at West Hill Street, on the left when traveling north on North 7th Street.
During the 1920s, when much of rural Texas was still without electricity, the town of Brownfield took a leap toward modernization. The town incorporated in 1920 and one year later held a vote on the issuance of bonds for the creation of a power . . . — — Map (db m73485) HM
On Lubbock Road (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling south.
I am the land. A bath, hot meal, freight, sugar, coffee,
needle and thread, plows, and news. The needs of my
people determined the businesses established here.
Before there were highways, Sulphur Draw offered
a winding trail for freight . . . — — Map (db m164534) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 82/380) at South 6th Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
County seat of Terry County, founded in 1903 by developers W.G. Hardin and A.F. Small.
Named for Brownfield family, prominent property owners and ranchers in the area.
Measuring with only 100 feet of wire, Hardin and Small laid out a town . . . — — Map (db m73486) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 82/380) east of South 6th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Front Side:
County named for Texas Confederate
Colonel B. F. Terry
1821 – 1861
Native of Kentucky. Came to Texas 1831. Member Secession Convention. Commanded reinforcements of state troops sent to Rio Grande for the . . . — — Map (db m73487) HM WM
On Lubbock Road (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling south.
This plaque is placed in Hamilton Park, Brownfield,
Texas, on this day, May 14, 2016, in celebration of the
10th anniversary of the Park and to recognize the work
and dedication for its successful fruition by Brownfield's
native son and Joseph . . . — — Map (db m164507) HM
On Lubbock Road (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling south.
I am the land. Fields, gardens, orchards, farm animals
- stock farms. In spite of being labeled "The Great
American Desert” by mapmakers, my hard working
farmers produced abundant crops when adequate
rainfall occurred.
Stock farmers . . . — — Map (db m164527) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 82/380) at North 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Circuit riding preachers led early Brownfield settlers in religious services at a local schoolhouse. On April 1, 1906, several area residents formed a Baptist church. The Rev. M.D. Williams became the congregation's first pastor. The church built . . . — — Map (db m73499) HM
On Lubbock Road (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling south.
I am the land. Bobcat, wolves, coyotes, cougar, bison,
and even...black bear? Not on this land you think.
But if you go back in time, that's exactly what you
might seen!
Natural fire, lack of rain, and native herbivores made
me a . . . — — Map (db m164511) HM
On County Highway 620, on the right when traveling west.
Longtime residents recall the burial of a woman, probably Mrs. W. C. Lusk, on this site in 1922 or 1923. Other burials occurred here as well, in what was then an open field on J. A. Forrester's farm. Forrester and his wife Nealie sold a two-acre . . . — — Map (db m174041) HM
On U.S. 82/380, 0.4 miles east of Farm to Market Road 303, on the right when traveling east.
In 1903, owners of land here in center of then-unorganized Terry County platted this town, secured a post office named for Spanish-American patriot Maximo Gomez, drilled a public water well, and induced merchants and citizens to move here. This was . . . — — Map (db m73481) HM
On Farm to Market Road 303, 0.1 miles north of U.S. 82, on the left when traveling north.
On August 3, 1903, nine worshipers gathered together under a wagon sheet to organize a Baptist church. Led by the Rev. J. R. Miller, the congregation met once a month in the Gomez schoolhouse. A one-room sanctuary, erected in 1909, was moved . . . — — Map (db m106460) HM
On Farm to Market Road 345, 0.3 miles south of U.S. 82/380, on the right when traveling south.
Established in 1902 in Gomez (then 0.5 mi. W of here), first settlement in Terry County. Original 4-acre tract was deeded to Gomez School trustees in 1906 by pioneer settler H.F. Adams. Some of earliest settlers are buried here. Many graves were . . . — — Map (db m73483) HM
On Lubbock Road (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling south.
I am the land. Laws of nature, laws of man, Spanish
claims, Mexican land grants, Texas independence,
secession and statehood. My people brought
organization and government to my land.
Spanish explorers led by Coronado first visited the . . . — — Map (db m164512) HM
Near Farm to Market Road 403, 0.4 miles south of Ranch to Market Road 480.
Home of Monroe Brown Sawyer and wife Rebecca (Skeen); built 1902. One of earliest homes in Terry County, it predated town of Brownfield. Building material for original five rooms was hauled from Colorado City and Big Spring by wagon. House has been . . . — — Map (db m239987) HM
On East Broadway Street at South Club Street, on the right when traveling east on East Broadway Street.
In 1906, three years after the founding of Brownfield, eleven women gathered together to form a club. Named Maids and Matrons, the club became primarily a study group in 1907, and the members founded the town's first library that year. Affiliated . . . — — Map (db m73502) HM
On Lubbock Road (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling south.
I am the land. Wildcatters, oil derricks, roughnecks,
and pump jacks. They brought hidden oil and gas
treasures to the surface.
Indians used oil found floating on water in East
Texas for medicinal purposes and the survivors of
the DeSoto . . . — — Map (db m164531) HM
On Lubbock Road (U.S. 62) north of U.S. 385, on the left when traveling north.
The bald eagle is a visible symbol of the pride
and commitment that the people of Texas have for
their country. Our ancestors who fought in the
American Revolution and for the Republic of Texas
instilled in us a feeling of pride . . . — — Map (db m164513) WM
On Lubbock Road (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling south.
I am the land. Cowboys, cattle and horses, leather,
sagebrush – ranching. My plentiful grass drew cattle
and cowboys to my land.
In the late 1800s free range, 10-year state leases and
land purchases provided grassland for large . . . — — Map (db m164523) HM
On Lubbock Road (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling south.
I am the land. Preachers, teachers, doctors, and nurses.
Their presence was vital as families came to raise
cattle and cultivate the land.
Religion was practiced by circuit riders visiting
cowboys around the camp fire and preaching in . . . — — Map (db m164510) HM
On Lubbock Road (U.S. 62/82) at Farm to Market Road 260, on the right when traveling south on Lubbock Road.
Army and civilian effort in 1877 to halt raiding of Chief “Old Black Horse's” Comanches.
In group were 60 Negro troops of Co. A, 10th U.S. Cavalry, and 22 buffalo hunters known as “The Forlorn Hope”. Troops departed Fort . . . — — Map (db m73728) HM
On Lubbock Road (U.S. 62/82) at Levelland highway (U.S. 385), on the left when traveling north on Lubbock Road.
In 1885, Joseph Thomas Hamilton (1856-1932) married Laura Letha Franklin (1867-1936) in Franklin County, Texas. Natives of southern U.S. states, the couple moved west with their first three children and settled here in 1902, before Terry County was . . . — — Map (db m73503) HM
On State Highway 137, 14.3 miles south of US 62/385, on the right when traveling south.
By 1903, W.J. (1858-1930) and Mary E. (1863-1958) French had built a two-story home near this site, and it was a stop for freighters from the Texas & Pacific Railroad. Freighter rigs usually consisted of two wagons drawn by several horses, and the . . . — — Map (db m174042) HM
On East Cardwell Street at South B Street, on the right when traveling east on East Cardwell Street.
Terry County, organized in 1904, had no jail facility until this frame structure was erected in 1916 on the southeast corner of the courthouse square. The one-room building with two steel cells was replaced in 1926 by a jail located on the top floor . . . — — Map (db m73501) HM
On Lubbock Road (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling south.
I am the land. El Llano Estacado, Ogallala, caprock,
playas, draws, and arroyos. What I am has determined
my history and will shape my future.
Spanish Conquistadores in search of gold named
me El Llano Estacado, the Staked or Stockaded . . . — — Map (db m164509) HM
