Monuments & Statues in Vernon

Vernon, Texas

War Memorial on courthouse ground

War Memorial on courthouse ground
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009

The Armless Doughboy
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009

Confederate Statue
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009

Cannon
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009

Vernon Tx - Wilbarger County Historical Marker

Wilbarger County Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009

Historical Marker

Early Wilbarger County

Organized 1858 and named in honor of Mathias 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.

1928 Wilbarger County Courthouse in the morning, Vernon , Texas,

Wilbarger County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, April, 2006

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Monuments & Statues in Vernon Vernon, Texas

Monuments & Statues in Vernon

Vernon, Texas