Bailey County
Historical marker location:
300 S. 1st St., Muleshoe, Texas
( from Muleshoe take U.S. 84/70, .5 miles northwest to roadside park on south side of highway)
Marker installed: 1936
Marker size: 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite)
A part of Bexar Territory 1836-1876. Created August 21, 1876, organized November 5, 1918. Named in honor of Peter James Bailey 1812-1836.
A Kentucky lawyer killed in defending the Alamo. Muleshoe, the County Seat
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