Baptists in White Deer first met in the Presbyterians’ house of worship, meeting twice a month and sharing a union Sunday School. On Jun. 16, 1912, several brothers and sisters met to organize a missionary Baptist Church, led by Bro. J. J. Baird . . . — — Map (db m149691) HM
On West 5th Avenue at South Doucette Street, on the right when traveling west on West 5th Avenue.
First church building in White Deer. Dedicated July 4, 1909. Financed mainly through gifts from pioneer members' home churches; and donations by other denominations. Also used by Methodists and Baptists for 11 years, with circuit pastors for the . . . — — Map (db m55862) HM
On South Main Street at West 4th Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
The White Deer Land Company, a trustee for court-ordered land sales in this area, established the White Deer Demonstration Farm in the 1890s. About 1909 this frame four square structure was built to board prospective land buyers. Marvin Hughes . . . — — Map (db m55861) HM
On South Main Street at West 2nd Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
This commercial structure was built at the original townsite of White Deer (0.5 mi. E). It was moved here in 1908, when the present townsite was established. It housed the general merchandise business of J. C. Jackson (d. 1966), a prominent leader . . . — — Map (db m55859) HM
On U.S. 60, 0.2 miles east of County Road 18, on the right when traveling east.
Each Spring and Summer after 1880, many Texas herds went up the trail to Northern states for fattening. For the cowboys, trail drives meant hard work. They had to turn stampedes, ford rivers and quicksand streams, and fight Indians and cattle . . . — — Map (db m55858) HM
On Main Street north of Bier Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1854, 100 Polish families (800 persons) came to America in one small sailing ship–a voyage of 9 weeks. None spoke English. From Galveston they walked 200 miles to Panna Maria in South Texas, arriving for Christmas Eve Mass.
There they . . . — — Map (db m150748) HM
On Matador Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Surrounded by an iron picket fence with a brick entry, the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery is a reminder of those who have come before us. The White Deer Land Company donated five acres of land for a cemetery on March 4, 1913. The deed was recorded . . . — — Map (db m150750) HM
On South Main Street at 3rd Avenue, in the median on South Main Street.
Name taken from nearby creek so called by an Indian legend of White Deer feeding there.
Site of county's first water well, drilled at N Bar N Ranch, 1887. Also headquarters for White Deer Land Co. (formerly Francklyn Land and Cattle Co., a . . . — — Map (db m55860) HM
Near County Road Y at County Road 16, on the right when traveling north.
In 1916, Mrs. Beulah V. Tillman, a “femme sole,” purchased 155 of the 160 acres that made up Block 7 of Survey 26 of the International and Great Northern Railroad Company. Because the remaining five acres were omitted from the . . . — — Map (db m150749) HM
On Main Street north of Bier Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1909, Henry Czerner and Ben Urbanczyk, both originally from the Polish colony of Panna Maria, Texas, came to the Panhandle and secured a block of land near the town of White Deer. By 1913, twelve Polish families had settled in White Deer. . . . — — Map (db m150746) HM
On West 8th Street, on the right when traveling north.
A Methodist Church was first formed in White Deer in 1911. The Rev. W.B. McKeown, who worked to form several panhandle Methodist congregations, organized the church’s seven charter members. The congregation shared the town’s school building with . . . — — Map (db m149689) HM
