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Formed from Young and Bexar Territories. Created August 21, 1876. Organized April 11, 1887. Named in honor of George Campbell Childress 1804-1841. A member of the Convention in 1836. Co-author of the Texas Declaration of Independence . Childress, the county seat.
Childress County is a historical marker in Childress, Childress County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 8 historical markers documented in Childress County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 17 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.4259, -100.2053 near Childress. The nearest cataloged historic site is Colonel Wm. Edgar Hughes of the Mill Iron (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Childress Post Office Building, Palace Theater, and Goodnight Trail.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5075000829. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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