Crosby
Battle of the Freshwater Fork of the Brazos
Crosbyton, TX
In Sep. 1871, Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie and the 4th U.S. Cavalry received permission to lead an expedition from Fort Griffin (Shackelford...
City of Ralls
Ralls, TX
Founded by John R. Ralls, who donated land for a townsite.
Crosby County Courthouses
Crosbyton, TX
Crosby County, created in 1876 and organized 1886, had its first county seat at Estacado (founded 1879 by a colony of Quakers).
Emma
Ralls vicinity, TX
In the spring of 1891, merchants R.L. Stringfellow and H.E. Hume of nearby Estacado founded the town of Emma, named in honor of...
High Plains Pioneer Henry Clay Smith
Crosbyton, TX
(1836 - 1912) First to set up a post office and to farm in Crosby County; first to break land and drill a water well on High Plains.
John Robinson Ralls
Ralls, TX
Born on a Monroe County, Georgia, plantation; came to Texas, 1890.
Lamar Building
Crosbyton, TX
Site of Crosbyton Inn, first hotel here, built 1908, by C. B. Livestock Company to help promote area for cotton farming.
Mount Blanco Community
Cone, TX
Named for tall white mesa that was a landmark on Mackenzie Trail, surveyed in 1871 by U.S. Cavalry scouting for Indians on the frontier.
Texas Ranger Campsite
Crosbyton, TX
(One mile north) Law and order for plains area began here in 1879 with creation of Camp Roberts, first ranger station in Panhandle.