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Historical Marker
First Permanent Building in Big Spring
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About this site
First Permanent Building in Big Spring is a historical marker in Big Spring, Howard County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Howard County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 17 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.2553, -101.4781 near Big Spring. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fisher, J. & W. Company, The (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Potton House, First National Bank in Big Spring, and Settles Hotel.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5227001808. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
This marker recalls the first permanent building erected at Big Spring, tied to the arrival of Heneage Finch, the Earl of Aylesford, who purchased some 37,000 acres in Howard County in 1883. The English nobleman's investment helped anchor the fledgling railroad town that grew up near the natural spring for which Big Spring is named.
Sources: texasescapes.comtexasalmanac.com
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