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Historical Markers in Roaring Springs, Texas

 
Clickable Map of Motley 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 Motley County, TX (16) Briscoe County, TX (24) Cottle County, TX (10) Crosby County, TX (35) Dickens County, TX (9) Floyd County, TX (20) Hall County, TX (17) King County, TX (2)  MotleyCounty(16) Motley County (16)  BriscoeCounty(24) Briscoe County (24)  CottleCounty(10) Cottle County (10)  CrosbyCounty(35) Crosby County (35)  DickensCounty(9) Dickens County (9)  FloydCounty(20) Floyd County (20)  HallCounty(17) Hall County (17)  KingCounty(2) King County (2)
Matador is the county seat for Motley County
Roaring Springs is in Motley County
      Motley County (16)  
ADJACENT TO MOTLEY COUNTY
      Briscoe County (24)  
      Cottle County (10)  
      Crosby County (35)  
      Dickens County (9)  
      Floyd County (20)  
      Hall County (17)  
      King County (2)  
 
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1 Texas, Motley County, Roaring Springs — 70 — Quanah Parker Trail
Comanche guides led JJ Sturm here, a favored campsite, seeking Quanah but finding Chief Black Beard, 1875. Arrow sculptor: Charles A. SmithMap (db m155157) HM
2 Texas, Motley County, Roaring Springs — 14215 — Roaring Spring
From prehistoric days a favorite Indian camp ground * The main camp of the Comanche Indians in December, 1860 when Cynthia Ann Parker was recaptured from them near Medicine Mound in Foard County * Famed for the purity of its water * Tradition tells . . . Map (db m224631) HM
3 Texas, Motley County, Roaring Springs — 4288 — Roaring Springs Depot
Under the leadership of Samuel Lazarus (1855-1926), the Quanah, Acme & Pacific Railroad contributed much to Motley County's economic development. One of the townsites along the line, Roaring Springs was platted in 1912, one year before the tracks . . . Map (db m155156) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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May. 4, 2024