Terry County
Historical marker location:
10 mi. E on US 380/82, Brownfield, Texas
( From Brownfield, take US 380/82 about 10 miles east in roadside park.)
Marker installed: 1936
Marker size: 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite)
Formed from Young and Bexar territories; created August 21, 1876, organized June 28, 1904. Named in honor of Colonel Benjamin Franklin Terry 1821-1861. Leader of the famous Terry's Texas Rangers.
Brownfield, the county seat primarily a farming area
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