Historical Marker
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.