Historical Marker
Archer County
Historical marker location:
Archer City, Texas
( From Archer City, take US 79 South about 6 miles.)
Marker installed: 1936
A part of the Peters Grant, 1841; Created January 22, 1858; Organized July 27, 1880; Named in honor of Dr. Branch Tanner Archer 1790-1856; Texas Commissioner to the United States, 1835, Member of Congress, Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas. First permanent settlement, 1874; First railroad, 1890; Archer City, the county seat. (1936, 1986).