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Formed from Young and Bexar territories. Created: August 21, 1876. Organized: July 17, 1890. Named in honor of James Gibson Swisher, 1794-1864. Conspicuous for gallantry at the storming of Bexar, 1835. Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836. County seat, Tulia.
Swisher County is a historical marker in Tulia, Swisher County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Swisher County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 17 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.5385, -101.7636 near Tulia. The nearest cataloged historic site is Swisher County Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Tulia First National Bank, First Methodist Church of Tulia, and JA Ranch Cabin.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5437005169. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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