Historical MarkerMoore County
Dumas · Moore County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5341003455
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Marker Inscription
Created 1876 from Bexar Land District. Named in honor of Edwin W. Moore (1810-1865), commodore of the navy, Republic of Texas. County was organized July 5, 1892, with Dumas (named for promoter of the townsite) as county seat. Stagecoach and freighters furnished transportation in early days. The county was thinly settled; ranching was the main industry, prior to discoveries of oil and gas in 1926. A zinc smelter was built in 1936. Economy is now based on petrochemicals, helium, oil, gas, cattle feeding, beef packing, ranching, grains, soybeans and corn. (1991)
About this site
Moore County is a historical marker in Dumas, Moore County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Moore County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 16 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 35.7610, -101.9585 near Dumas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Route of the Old Tascosa-Dodge City Trail (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Unknown Grave, Site of Historic Drift Fence, and Geological Riches of Moore County.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5341003455. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
