Historical Marker
Lubbock
Historical marker location:
US Hwy 84, Lubbock, Texas
( US Hwy 84, NW side of town city limits S. side of hwy)
Marker installed: 1963
Founded 1891. Named for Col. Thomas S. Lubbock, Texas Republic soldier and Civil War hero.
Incorporated 1909. Commercial-marketing-processing heart of a mechanized-irrigated cotton, grain and cattle area.
Home of Texas Tech, Lubbock Christian College, West Texas Museum, Mackenzie State Park.