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Formed from Young and Bexar territories: Created August 21, 1876; Organized July 28, 1891. Named in honor of James W. Dallam, 1818-1847. Compiler of digest of decisions of Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas, 1845. County Seat, Texline, 1891-1903. Dalhart, since this area was once part of XIT Ranch. (1936)
Dallam County is a historical marker in Dalhart, Dallam County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 7 historical markers documented in Dallam County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 10 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 36.0872, -102.5546 near Dalhart. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dalhart Memorial Park Cemetery (cemetery), about 2.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Heartland of Old XIT Ranch, Mrs. Cordia Sloan Duke, and Dallam County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5111001158. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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