Details for Staked Plains
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5329000014
Data
Marker Number | 14 |
Atlas Number | 5329000014 |
Marker Title | Staked Plains |
Index Entry | Staked Plains |
Address | 219 W Main St. |
City | Midland |
County | Midland |
UTM Zone | 13 |
UTM Easting | 766153 |
UTM Northing | 3544117 |
Subject Codes | newspapers |
Marker Year | 1970 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
Marker Location | 219 W. Main St., Midland |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
Marker Text | First newspaper published in Midland County. Printed in 1885 in frame building once on this site. Copies were hand-set and hand printed at rate of 5 per hour on old-style press. County court proceedings were printed at .75 cent per square inch. J. C. Rathbun was editor and publisher. (1970) |