Friona Women's Clubs

By 1898, Friona and several other area townsites had been laid out as switches on the Pecos Valley & Northern Texas Railroad. Settlers soon began arriving in Friona, which incorporated in 1906. Twenty Friona women organized a club in September 1909, meeting in various places for many years while raising money for a meeting house constructed here in 1941. The group, which became part of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs in 1922, generated three other clubs. Each group performed a variety of services, including tree planting, medical aid and founding of the Friona Public Library. The clubhouse has served as a meeting place for the Women's Clubs, as well as for the larger community. (2005)

Friona Women's Clubs is a historical marker in Friona, Parmer County, dedicated in 2005. 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 34.6397, -102.7158 near Friona. The nearest cataloged historic site is Friona (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Friona Schools, Site of First Church in City of Friona, and Site of Parmerton.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5369013217. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.