Groom

Historical marker location:

203 Broadway, Groom, Texas

( 203 Broadway, on City Hall grounds, Groom)

Marker installed: 1968

Founded 1902 by W. S. Wilkerson, local landowner, when Rock Island Railroad built west; named for Col. B. B. Groom, 1880s agent of Franklyn Land & Cattle Co. Col. Groom was first to try power farming on Plains. Town is today hub of rich farming and ranching area.

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The world's first rodeo was held in Pecos, Texas in 1883. The event included bronco riding, calf roping, and bull riding.