The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Set front dugout home by Thomas Cree, 1888. Good luck symbol of settlers through drouth, blizzard and heat. Cree's bois d'arc tree died in the 1970s. County residents planted a new tree here in 1990 as a memorial to the area's early pioneers.
First Tree Texas High Plains is a historical marker in Panhandle, Carson County, dedicated in 1963. It is one of 42 historical markers documented in Carson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 35.3106, -101.4615 near Panhandle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Thomas Cree Homesite (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The 33rd Anniversary National Convention, Oldest Bank in the Texas Panhandle, and John F. Weatherlys Family.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5065001878. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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