On North Briscoe Avenue at NW 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on North Briscoe Avenue.
The Reverend R. M. Morris, area presiding elder Jerome Harelson, and seventeen charter members organized this congregation in 1891. Early worship services, held on alternate Sundays in conjunction with the local Baptist and Presbyterian . . . — — Map (db m91163) HM
On South Maxwell Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Built 1909 of red brick with frosted glass above wood awning. First housed a confectionary. Has ornate marble counter and back bar. Exterior remodeled 1950. Is oldest retail firm in town at original location. First owner was E. W. Flynt . . . — — Map (db m91195) HM
By the end of the Red River War in 1875, settlers began to move to this area. Stretching across five counties, the J.A. Ranch employed ranch hands and cowboys to care for over 100,000 cattle. The life of a rancher depended on tools of the trade. . . . — — Map (db m153249) HM
On Armstrong Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Built about 1883, near a natural watering hole, as one of many line camps on the huge JA Ranch. Cowboys lived in these cabins year-round to ride range and keep 100 miles of fence in repair. A floor and new roof have been added.
Recorded . . . — — Map (db m91164) HM
On South Maxwell Avenue at East Broadway Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Maxwell Avenue.
Founded in 1913 to mark and promote an automobile route across several states, the Ozark Trails Association was the brainchild of William Hope Harvey of Arkansas, who wanted to improve roads to his Ozark mountain retreat. Thousands of members from . . . — — Map (db m91165) HM
On State Highway 86, 2.5 miles east of Farm to Market Road 2301, on the right when traveling east.
Two miles north of here
Gen. Ranald S. Mackenzie, 4th U.S. Cavalry, ordered shot the 1450 horses captured from Indians in battle in Palo Duro Canyon, September 28, 1874, to prevent their possible recovery by the Indians and to force the Indians to . . . — — Map (db m99806) HM
On SW 2nd Street west of South El Paso Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Quanah Parker's Peyote blanket and other Indian artifacts are part of Swisher County's Museum collection
Arrow Sculptor: Charles A Smith — — Map (db m154189) HM
On County Road 16, 1.4 miles north of Farm to Market Road 1318, on the right when traveling north.
Comanche and other Indian tribes camped near natural springs to the east and nearby playa lakes
Arrow sculptor: Charles A. Smith — — Map (db m154190) HM
On State Highway 86, 2.5 miles east of Farm to Market Road 2301, on the right when traveling east.
Quanah Parker never forgot that nearby on Sept. 28 & 29, 1874, the U.S. Army shot 1,048 Indian horses
Arrow sculptor: Charles A. Smith — — Map (db m155176) HM
On County Route 13, 0.7 miles south of SW 7th Street, on the right.
The history of this community cemetery dates to October 1890, just three months after Swisher County was organized and Tulia was named county seat. The first recorded burial here is that of 18-year old Louis H. Harral, who died on October 17, 1890. . . . — — Map (db m91197) HM
On South Maxwell Avenue at SE 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Maxwell Avenue.
Faith and Courage --- Endurance and Success
Established in 1876 by the Texas Legislature from Bexar District
Named for James Gibson Swisher, Hero of the Texas Revolution
Organized July 17, 1890
Pioneers who settled Swisher County
Endured . . . — — Map (db m91166) HM
On SE 2nd Street at South Austin Avenue, on the right when traveling west on SE 2nd Street.
Formed from Young and Bexar
Territories
Created: August 21, 1876
Organized: July 17, 1890
Named in honor of James Gibson Swisher
1794-1864 Conspicuous for gallantry at the storming of Bexar, 1835
Signer of the Texas . . . — — Map (db m91196) HM
On Farm to Market Road 146, 3.3 miles west of Texas Highway 207, on the right when traveling west.
The Indiana-Texas Land Company planted a town at this site in 1906, naming it for adjoining counties in western Indiana. It was to be a shipping point on a new railroad line. C. R. Gardner and J. C. Stitt of Terre Haute, Indiana, built a 2-story . . . — — Map (db m100515) HM
On West Broadway west of Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The town of Tulia, established in 1887 on the Tule Ranch division of the JA ranch, received an economic boost in the early 20th century with the arrival of the railroad. When Tulia began, the nearest rail connection was more than 100 miles away in . . . — — Map (db m91162) HM
