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Founded 1856. Named for Jefferson Weatherford, state senator and a confederate soldier. Frontier people found protection here from constant Indian threat during Civil War. Long the only town between Fort Worth and El Paso. Home of Chandor Gardens and Texas Railroad Museum. Nearby is Double Log Cabin Museum. (1964)
Weatherford is a historical marker in Weatherford, Parker County, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Parker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7590, -97.7977 near Weatherford. The nearest cataloged historic site is Parker County Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Citizens National Bank, Parker County, C.S.A., and Woolfolk-McCall House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5367005731. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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