Historical MarkerSmyth, Rawleigh Porteus
Plainview · Hale County · Dedicated 1975 · THC Atlas #5189004206
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
(August 4, 1855 - February 2, 1941) An Austin native and graduate of the Texas Military Institute, R.P. Smyth became a Brigadier General after Spanish American War duty. As a surveyor, he ran boundaries (1887) of the Two Buckle and other South Plains ranches and platted towns of Plainview, Happy, Tulia, Kress. Married Florence Tucker (d. 1894); was a Masonic leader. As a state legislator, 1897, helped make laws to aid Plains settlers. As an irrigation advocate, helped to create area's agricultural empire. Recorded 1975
About this site
Smyth, Rawleigh Porteus is a historical marker in Plainview, Hale County, dedicated in 1975. It is one of 39 historical markers documented in Hale County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 43 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 35.0798, -101.7428 near Plainview. The nearest cataloged historic site is Running Water Community (historical marker), about 56 miles away. Others within a short drive include Running Water, Seth Ward Cemetery, and Lake Plainview.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5189004206. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
