Marker Inscription
Land promoter W. P. Soash (1877-1961) of Iowa came (1905) to Texas to sell parcels of XIT Ranch land. He founded the towns of Ware in Dallam County and Olton in Lamb County. He platted Soash (1 mi. N) on part of C. C. Slaughter's Long S Ranch in 1909 and brought trainloads of farmers from the East and Midwest to settle this area. The town flourished, but his proposed Gulf, Soash & Pacific Railroad failed when the Santa Fe Line was extended. A four-year drought soon caused Soash to decline. In the 1970s, only the shell of the bank building remained to mark the original townsite. (1978)
About this site
Soash, W. P., Colonizer is a historical marker in Vealmoor, Howard County, dedicated in 1978. 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 32.5090, -101.6386 near Vealmoor. The nearest cataloged historic site is Phillips (cemetery), about 8.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Moore School, Masonic Cemetery, and Mount Olive.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5227005677. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
