High Plains Pioneer Henry Clay Smith

(1836 - 1912) First to set up a post office and to farm in Crosby County; first to break land and drill a water well on High Plains. At start of Civil War, he was miner at Pinos Altos, New Mexico and joined in moves to take gold and silver mines for South. But Indian raids closed mines. When the Confederate Army withdrew from Arizona and Mexico in 1861, Smith along with others joined the South's cause. Served four years in Texas and spent rest of his life here. Replica of old rock house he built near here in 1877 is now shown in museum at Crosbyton. (1965)

High Plains Pioneer Henry Clay Smith is a historical marker in Crosbyton, Crosby County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 34 historical markers documented in Crosby County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 42 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.6606, -101.2385 near Crosbyton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Crosby County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Crosbyton, Crosby County Courthouse, and Lamar Building.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5107002477. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.