CT Historical markers vary greatly Historical markers in the Texas Panhandle vary greatly in their content, describing everything from the founding of churches to the lives of well-known figures, including Will Rogers. The following are just a few examples.
Many historical markers tell the tale of towns from the proud perspective of residents.
Cattle rustlers and bank robbers inspired many a gun battle in the frontier days of the Panhandle, but political decisions sometimes had the same result. A historical marker in Dimmitt recounts one such incident when retired Texas Ranger Ira Aten led the campaign to name Castro City as the county seat of Castro County. At an 1891 meeting to discuss the issue, he had heated words with Andrew McClellan who supported Dimmitt for the county seat. The inflammatory remarks led to a gunfight between the two men on December 23, five days after Dimmitt was chosen county seat. In an exchange of shots in the middle of Jones Street, Aten wounded Andrew McClellan and his brother Hugh.