Marker Inscription
Organized 1858 and named in honor of Matthias and Josiah P. Wilbarger, early Texas settlers. Josiah, a surveyor, had become famous as the man who lived 12 years after being scalped by Comanches, 1833, near Austin. He had saved his life by putting a wool sock on his head; he was rescued next day by neighbors. An adobe house built 1878 by Jonathan and C. F. Doan, the first Wilbarger County settlers, marks the Red River crossing of the famous Western Cattle Trail. Vernon (formerly Eagle Flat) became county seat in 1881. The first railroad reached town, 1886. (1968)
About this site
Early Wilbarger County is a historical marker in Vernon, Wilbarger County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Wilbarger County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 14 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.1545, -99.2838 near Vernon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Vernon Drugstore (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wilbarger County Courthouse, Berry, W. D., Home, and Waggoner-Hicks House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5487001361. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
