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HARTLEY,
TEXAS
Hartley County,
Texas Panhandle
Hwy 87 and 385
15 miles N of Channing
15 miles S of Dalhart
on Hwy 385
24 miles W of Dumas
on Hwy 87
73 miles NW of Amarillo
Population about 400
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A Catholic mural in Hartley
Photo courtesy James Feagin, May 2001 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Hartley
had been the county seat, but Channing
got the railroad. The frame courthouse in Hartley was put on wheels
and pulled 15 miles to Channing by cowboys from the XIT Ranch (and
armed deputies). This was in 1903 and the deputies were needed since
there was strong opposition to the change of county seats. Channing
was the headquarters of the XIT Ranch.
The town's namesakes were the Brothers Hartley; Oliver Cromwell and
Rufus, early lawyers in the area.
Hartley
County Courthouse |
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