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Photos of Historical Sites in Yoakum County, TX
W.L. Hardin Boarding House
Plains, Texas. Circa 1908
Photo contributed by Jeri McCrary Ziglar © 2003
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Arriving Plains - 1906 |
Plains Buildings - 1906 |
Plains Buildings - 1908 |
(The above 3 photos courtesy of Yoakum Co Historical Commission © 2004)
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Pat McHugh Homestead,
Sligo, SE Yoakum Co. |
Bennett Discovery Well near
Denver City, 1935
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Display of Cars at
L. D. Camp's Auto Store
1909
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1908: Roundup - Old Wildcat Mill north of Yoakum Co Park |
(McHugh, Bennett, Wildcat Roundup & Auto Show photos courtesy Yoakum Co Historical Commission ©
2004)
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Located in rural southeast Yoakum County, this dugout is where Annie
Armstrong kept house for her uncle,
Pat McHugh, when she first arrived
in America.
© Connie Webb |
Annie Armstrong
For more about Annie Armstrong and her life in Yoakum County go to her
biographical sketch
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Enter Annie's dugout to see how life was in the early pioneer days of Yoakum Co.
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© Shirley D. Webb |
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The dugout's interior was not completely under
ground. There were openings for windows which provided light.
Three children were born here in later years when another family occupied
the dugout.
© Shirley Webb
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Ed Gayle is holding a window used
in the dug-out during the early days.
© Connie Webb |
The interior of the Annie Armstrong
dug-out. This site was preserved for many years on Ed Gayle's
property in Yoakum County. © Shirley D. Webb |