Weatherford
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Founded 1856. Named for Jefferson Weatherford, state senator and a confederate soldier. Frontier people found protection here from constant Indian threat during Civil War. Long the only town between Fort Worth and El Paso. Home of Chandor Gardens and Texas Railroad Museum. Nearby is Double Log Cabin Museum.
(1964)
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Citizens National Bank
Weatherford, TX
James Robertson (J.R.) Couts (1833-1904), a native of Tennessee, brought his family to Texas in 1858.
First National Bank of Weatherford
Weatherford, TX
Founded in 1880, this is the fifth oldest federally chartered bank operating in Texas.
Isaac Parker
Weatherford, TX
(Apr. 7, 1793 - Apr. 14, 1883) A native of Georgia, Isaac Parker came to Texas in 1833 as part of the pioneer family that built Ft....
Oliver Loving
Weatherford, TX
Founder of three major cattle trails, Oliver Loving came from Kentucky to Texas in 1845 and to Parker County about 1855.
Original Plant of Acme Brick Company
Millsap, TX
(4.3 miles northwest) First manufacturer in Texas to make high grade pressed brick.