Photograph of Davis Mountains State Park, taken from Skyline Drive at twilight.

Photograph of the Governor's Community Achievement Award. It says "Presented to Stanton 1974. Beautify Texas Council. The Governor's Community Achievement Award. For enhancing the quality of life in the community through planning, improving and preserving an attractive environment. (signed by) Governor. The State of Texas."

Photograph of the Howard County Courthouse in Big Spring, Texas. Cars are parked in front of the building.

Photograph of the Heart of West Texas Museum. The view of the building is obscured by tall trees, and there is a white cannon to the left.

Photograph of a sign outside the Heart of West Texas Museum. It reads: "City of Colorado City, Heart of West Texas Museum, Special Events: Chief Lone Wolf Exhibit."

Photograph of a historic marker. It reads: "Physician and Leader Dr. Preston C. Coleman (1853 - 1932). Born in Tennessee. Graduated from University of Louisville (KY.). Coming in 1883 to Colorado City, rode horseback or by buggy to ranches in 100-mile radius, practicing here rest of his life. Religion, medicine, and education were his chief concerns. He was a Texas & Pacific Railroad surgeon; 1895-96 president, Texas Medical Association; a fellow, American College of Surgeons; an elder in his church; moderator, 1930, Texas Presbyterian Synod; trustee, 1906-31, Austin College (Sherman); Vice President for life, West Texas Chamber of Commerce; was called "Father of Texas Tech" University. (1972)"

Photograph of the Colorado Steam Laundry, housed in a red brick building at the corner of an intersection in Colorado City.

MITCHELL COUNTY COURT HOUSE. Built 1924, architect David Castle.

State Of Texas 1936. Mitchell County monument on courthouse grounds

Photograph of a historic marker in Colorado City. It reads: "The Founding of Colorado City. Founded, 1880, at the crossing of the Colorado River and Texas & Pacific Railroad right-of-way: central shipping point and supply depot for the sprawling cattle ranches of west Texas and New Mexico. From 1880 (when A. W. Dunn opened his dirt-floor. Tent-roof General Store) to 1890. The boisterous cattle town garnered notoriety as well as fame. The largest community between Fort Worth and El Paso. Colorado City had more millionaires than any other Texas town and the most saloons in the west. Law and order was housed in a dugout at the edge of town. Where a company of Texas Rangers made all men check their guns. Modest, courageous Ranger Dick Ware was elected first sheriff in 1881. Population soared from 700 to 5,000 in the first two years. As cowboys, cattlemen, merchants, and (as a visitor said) "any number of bummers", vied for space. The first sermon was preached in a saloon and the town "jail" was a chain attached to a mesquite tree, but citizens could find beauty in the lantern-glow from dozens of tents in the center of town. Althought drought and …

Mitchell County settled after Indians left Texas in 1875, one of 128 counties created (Aug. 21, 1876) from Bexar Territory covering west Texas to the panhandle and El Paso. Named for Mitchell brothers, Asa and Eli, Texas war for independence veterans. Organized Jan. 10, 1881, when the railroad came, making county seat Colorado City west Texas "mother city" and first boom town. Oil, sheep and cattle ranching center, historic sites include Comanche Indian Village, Seven Wells, Last Buffalo Watering Hole, annual events: Colorado City Frontier Roundup and Tumbleweed Festival. (1965)

center piece: HONORING ALL WHO SERVED FROM MITCHELL COUNTY AND DEDICATED TO THE EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM.

WORLD WAR I TORRANCE A. ALLISON ALLEN G. BIRMINGHAM WILLIAM E. BOHANNON JOHN H. BROWN ARNETT DANIELS JOHN ESTES R.S.GARLAND OREN C. HOOKER JUNIUS MERRITT J.S.PETERS CONNER POSEY JESSE J. UZZLE BILL M. WILLIAMS SID WIMBERLEY ANDY WRIGHT WORLD WAR II FRANK P. BLASSINGAME JAMES BODINE JOEL W. BRADLEY R.H.BREITHAUPT REBECCA A. BRITTON ROY E. BROOKSHIRE LEON H. CALLAN LAWTON B. CALLISON HAROLD A. CAPELLUTO RAYMOND CASTILLO SIDNEY G. CHURCHILL WILLARD I. CRANEILL J.D. DODSON JOHN M. DOSS LEWIS E. DUKE J.C. FORBUS HARRELL W. FULLER ROBERT R. GOUGE GORDON R. GRANT TEDE HALE DONALD W. HALL VELTON C. HAMPTON WILLIAM E. HARDEGREE DANIEL W. HARDIN CLARENCE H. HARREL BURNHARD K. HART HENRY J. HENLEY JOHN W. HODGES, JR. ANTON H. HOHERTZ MANN JARNIGAN CLARENCE B. JENNINGS DICK L. JONES LOMAX W. JONES TOMAS LARES WILLIAM R. LONG JOSE C. LUERA

MAURIECE R MACKEY NAT. L. MANN JACK McDOWELL BOBBY C. MILLER WILLIAM A. MOHLER WYATT B. MOORE LYNN R. MORRISON ROBERT H. MOSER JAMES E. NUNN VIVIAN PHILLIPS EVERETT A. POND RAYMOND E. PRICE JACK A. REID OREN M. RICHARDSON ANDREW B. ROBERTSON, JR. VAN C. SAWYER CURTIC SCOTT CORKEY SHEPPARD DON K. SHEPPARD PAUL F. STEADMAN HOMER M. TILLER HIRAM W. VENUS WELDON W. WARE PERCY C. WHITLOCK WALTER W. WILSON, JR. LESLIE WOOD JACKSON H. WYATT WILSON WYATT KEREAN CONFLICT AUBREY LEE BENSON VIETNAM CONFLICT ROBERT W. COOPER ROBERT O. DAVIS RICHARD KAYSER GERALD H. MARTIN MANUEL G. MARTINEZ RALPH M. SMITH GLENN STANDEFER

HONORING ALL WHO SERVED FROM MITCHELL COUNTY AND DEDICATED TO THE EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM.

Photograph of the George Herman Mahon monument. There is a bust of Mahon atop the monument. A plaque under the bust says "George Herman Mahon (1900-1985) reared in Mitchell County. First United States Congressman elected to 19th District (elected to 22 terms, 1934-1978). Chairman, appropriations committee (1964-1978). Mitchell County attorney (1926-1927). 32nd Judicial District Attorney (1927-1934). A Statesman."

Nolan County Courthouse

Photograph of a historic plaque in Sweetwater, Texas. It reads: "Nomadic Indians crossed this region before Anglo-American pioneers arrived here in the 1870s. The first settlers were buffalo hunters such as I. S. (Tuck) Focht, who later became a rancher and businessman, and cattlemen such as Confederate veteran John R. Lewis. Created in 1876, Nolan County was one of 54 counties carved from Bexar Territory. It was named for Philip Nolan (1771 - 1801), an Irish-born adventurer who came to Texas to capture wild horses and was killed in a skirmish with Spanish soldiers. Sweetwater, a small settlement that had grown up around a general store, was awarded the country's first post office in March 1879. It was also named the county seat when Nolan County was organized in January 1881. Sweetwater moved 2 miles northwest to its present location on the Texas & Pacific Rail Line in April 1881. It became an important rail center when the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient and later the Santa Fe Railroad also routed their track through the town. The economy of Nolan County is based on cattle and sheep ranching; cotton and feed grain crops; and gypsum, lime, and petroleum production. The …

Texas Theatre, showing Fantastic 4

TEXAS 36 DEDICATED TO THE VALIANT MEN OF CO. E 142ND. INF. TEXAS 36TH. DIV. MOST DECORATED DIV. OF WWII MOBILIZED NOV. 25, 1940 IN SWEETWATER, TEXAS MAY 17, 1986

Photograph of a World War II veterans memorial in Sweetwater, Texas. The text on the center piece reads "Honoring all who served from Nolan County and dedicated to the everlasting memory of those who sacrifice their lives of the altar of freedom in World Wars I and II. Korea. Vietnam."

Photograph of a World War II veterans memorial in Sweetwater, Texas. It reads: "Honor Roll World War II: Jose A. Alcala, Norman P. Alston, Walter P. Anderson, Jr., Robert Anthony, Odis L. Apple, Jr., James W. Barkley, Johnny C. Belt, Oscar A. Bennett, James Lee Berry, Winston J. Bradford, Arlin W. Brown, Deverle Brown, Earl A. Bryant, William R. Burkett, Earl Brown, Brown Thomas B., R. C. Chapman, Roy Clay, Jr., Valton C. Clayton, Chester V. Crain, Edward E. Davis, Neal C. Davison, Jr., Ollie G. Dismuke, Jess W. Dooley, Troy R. Dooley, Jimmie Doyle, Sie S. Edwards, Jack C. Elliston, Forest F. Gartman, Raymond George, Billy B. Gibbs, Willie E. Ingram, Leroy Giesler, James V. Gillenwater Thomas T. Gillilan, Thomas P. Glass, Ernest W. Hagar, James A. Hall, David Hanks, Alfred C. Harris, Burnhard K. Hart, Lee R. Hill, Harold G. Hudgins, Robert L. Hyde, William D. Johnson, Matias M. Juarez, Johnny M. Hurd, CHarlie H. McCormick."

Photograph of a World War II memorial in Sweetwater, Texas. It reads: "Honor Roll World War II: Marion William Justice, J. R. Kiser, Kenneth B. Lance, James F. Leach, Fred H. Leonard, Anton Mack, Raymond W. May, J. C. McCoy, Quinn L. McKelvey, Murl Montgomery, James W. Moor, Homer G. Neithercutt, Troy W. Norris, Philip J. Ochoa, Malcom Omar Cook, Dayton S. O'Keefe, Willie W. Oliver, James F. O'Neil, Leon Overby, William H. Pietzsch, A. J. Roy, Fred Scudday, Jr., Johnny Leon Sealy, Leroy Shifflett, John J. S. Smith, Screven Smith, Robert M. Snyder, Raymond L. Stephenson, Bill Saunders, James F. Lewallen, Aubrey T. Stewart, Willard D. Taylor, Ennis C. Vogler, James H. Walker, Jr., John E. Walker, L. H. Whittington, Enoch A. Whittington, Edward Wilkins, Jr., Charles Ray Wilkinson, Charles H. Williams, Alton B. Wilson, Speegle J. Wood, Edgar R. Woodson, Mark Yoakum, Fred P. Pipkin, Jr."

Nolan County Courthouse