Marker Inscription
Planned by R. E. Montgomery, son-in-law of Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Builder-President Gen. G. M. Dodge. Named for family friend. Promoted 1887, Washburn for a time was F.W. & D.C. Line's terminus. It had first newspaper on Plains-- "Armstrong County Record". Also had general store, lumber yard, 2 hotels, 2 saloons. Became junction point, branch line connecting F.W. & D.C. with Santa Fe Railway at Panhandle. Remaining as town dwindled: Judge Jas. Logue, donor cemetery site and founder Washburn State Bank, 1908; H. E. White, owner of store, lumber yard and elevators. (1970)
About this site
Town of Washburn is a historical marker in Claude, Armstrong County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 22 historical markers documented in Armstrong County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 24 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 35.1769, -101.5736 near Claude. The nearest cataloged historic site is Roan, Charles H. (historical marker), about 11 miles away. Others within a short drive include Claude Cemetery, Claude Cemetery, and Ayers, Claude Monroe.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5011005539. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
