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Formed from El Paso County; created February 16, 1917, organized August 25, 1917. Named in honor of Claude Benton Hudspeth born in 1877. A native Texan, holder of larger ranching interests, member of the Texas Legislature and the United States Congress. Sierra Blanca, the county seat.
Hudspeth County is a historical marker in Sierra Blanca, Hudspeth County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 14 historical markers documented in Hudspeth County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 27 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.1766, -105.3580 near Sierra Blanca. The nearest cataloged historic site is America's Second Transcontinental Railroad (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Byrne, J. J., The Killing of, Fort Quitman, C.S.A, and Hudspeth County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5229002590. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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