Weatherford
Founded 1856. Named for Jefferson Weatherford, state senator and a confederate soldier. Frontier people found protection here from constant Indian threat during Civil War. Long the only town between Fort Worth and El Paso. Home of Chandor Gardens and Texas Railroad Museum. Nearby is Double Log Cabin Museum. (1964)
32.7590° N, 97.7977° W
Where to Find It
West side of Courthouse, US 180 -Weatherford.
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi E Parker County Courthouse Weatherford
- <0.1 mi E Parker County, C.S.A. Weatherford
- <0.1 mi N Citizens National Bank Weatherford
- 0.1 mi NE Merchants and Farmers State Bank Weatherford
- 0.1 mi SW Franco-Texan Land Company Building Weatherford
- 0.1 mi W 1933 Weatherford City Hall Weatherford