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Formed from Young and Bexar territories; created August 21, 1876, organized June 28, 1904. Named in honor of Colonel Benjamin Franklin Terry 1821-1861. Leader of the famous Terry's Texas Rangers. Brownfield, the county seat primarily a farming area.
Terry County is a historical marker in Brownfield, Terry County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 19 historical markers documented in Terry County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 21 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.1809, -102.1083 near Brownfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Meadow United Methodist Church (historical marker), about 6.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include City of Brownfield, A.M. Brownfield Home, and Terry County's First Jail.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5445005233. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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