Historical Marker

Farwell, Texas

Farwell · Parmer County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5369001575

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Marker Inscription

Named for John V. Farwell and C. B. Farwell. Builders of the Texas Capitol, 1882-1888, in exchange for three million acres of state land. Founders of the XIT Ranch, 1885. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

About this site

Farwell, Texas is a historical marker in Farwell, Parmer County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 14 historical markers documented in Parmer County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 17 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 34.3870, -103.0397 near Farwell. The nearest cataloged historic site is Parmer County Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First National Bank, Parmer County Courthouse, and Hopping-Aldridge House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5369001575. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 34.3870, -103.0397 · Farwell, Parmer County

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