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Home of Monroe Brown Sawyer and wife Rebecca (Skeen); built 1902. One of earliest homes in Terry County, it predated town of Brownfield. Building material for original five rooms was hauled from Colorado City and Big Spring by wagon. House has been remodeled extensively. In 1881 and 1882 M. B. Sawyer was a Texas Ranger, Company C, Frontier Battalion. He expanded 21 sections of land, bought in 1901, into a 33-section ranch. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970.
M. B. Sawyer Ranch House is a historical marker in Brownfield, Terry County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 19 historical markers documented in Terry County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 27 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.1278, -102.2957 near Brownfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is A.M. Brownfield Home (historical marker), about 3.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Terry County's First Jail, Terry County Courthouse, and Terry, Col. B. F., & Terry's Texas Rangers.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5445003159. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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