HISTORICAL MARKERS
Telling Our Stories
The 75+ markers in Taylor County tell the story of buffalo herds, skirmishes between pony soldiers and Indians, stage coaches and mail routes, early day cemeteries, how the railroad inched westward. The markers tell of the people, events, early schools, churches and landmarks where our fascinating local history took place.
The Taylor County Historical Commission assists anyone interested in obtaining a state historical marker by providing information about the process and requirements, directing to research resources, editing proposal narratives and communication with the THC marker program staff in Austin.
Here is a link to the THC State Historical Markers program:
https://www.thc.texas.gov/preserve/projects-and-programs/state-historical-markers
All markers are listed below.
TAYLOR COUNTY MARKERS
Official Texas State Historical Markers as of 2020 (alphabetical by title):
12th Armored Division at Camp Barkeley — Taylor County
45th Infantry Division at Camp Barkeley — Taylor County
Abilene Christian University — Taylor County
Abilene High School, Original Site of — Taylor County
Abilene Municipal Cemetery — Taylor County
Abilene Negro High School — Taylor County
Abilene Reporter-News — Taylor County
Abilene State School — Taylor County
Abilene Woman's Club Building — Taylor County
Buffalo Gap Cemetery — Taylor County
Buffalo Gap College — Taylor County
Butler, Dr. William & Beatrice, Home — Taylor County
Butterfield Mail and Stage Line — Taylor County
Camp Barkeley — Taylor County
Castle Peak — Taylor County
Cedar Gap Community — Taylor County
Childers Classical Institute — Taylor County
Claiborne Walker Merchant — Taylor County
Company I, 7th Texas Infantry — Taylor County
Cornelia Clark Fort — Taylor County
Drummond Cemetery — Taylor County
Dyess Elementary School — Taylor County
Ernie Wilson Museum — Taylor County
Eugenia Pickard — Taylor County
First Exploratory Oil Well in Taylor County — Taylor County
First Taylor County Jail - Courthouse — Taylor County
Fletcher Ranch — Taylor County
Hardin-Simmons University — Taylor County
Hashknife Ranch, Site of Old Headquarters — Taylor County
Hattie and Henry Sayles, Sr., House — Taylor County
Hotel Wooten — Taylor County
In Vicinity of Coronado's Camp — Taylor County
J. G. Higginbotham House — Taylor County
James Harrison Parramore — Taylor County
James Winford Hunt — Taylor County
Jim Ned Creek — Taylor County
Laughter Undertaking Company — Taylor County
Lawn Atlas ICBM Launch Facility — Taylor County
Lindbergh in West Texas — Taylor County
Lt. Col. William E. Dyess — Taylor County
Lytle Gap-Potosi Methodist Church — Taylor County
Macedonia Baptist Church — Taylor County
Magee House — Taylor County
McMurry College — Taylor County
Mexican-American / Americanization School — Taylor County
Miss Clara Bussell — Taylor County
Morgan Jones — Taylor County
Mount Zion Baptist Church — Taylor County
Mountain Pass Station — Taylor County
Mulberry Canyon — Taylor County
Near Site of Indian Battle — Taylor County
Ned, Jim, Creek — Taylor County
Ned, Jim, Creek (stolen) — Taylor County
Old Weather Bureau Building — Taylor County
Parramore Post #57, American Legion — Taylor County
Pine Street Shoot Out — Taylor County
Sacred Heart Catholic Church — Taylor County
Site of Abilene's First School — Taylor County
Site of Curfew by John J. Clinton — Taylor County
Site of Guitar Mansion — Taylor County
Site of Old Headquarters of the Hashknife Ranch — Taylor County
Site of Thornton's Store — Taylor County
Site of Western Cattle Trail — Taylor County
Taylor County — Taylor County
Taylor, Edward, James, & George — Taylor County
Texas & Pacific Railroad Depot — Taylor County
Texas & Pacific Railway: First Railroad Across West Texas — Taylor County
The Civilian Conservation Corps at Abilene State Park — Taylor County
Town of Buffalo Gap — Taylor County
Valley Creek Station — Taylor County
Valley Creek Station, Site of — Taylor County
Vicinity of Indian Fight — Taylor County
William G. and Shirley Swenson Home — Taylor County
Willis, Thomas Middlebrook — Taylor County