Details for The Millie Porter House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5483003384
Data
Marker Number | 3384 |
Atlas Number | 5483003384 |
Marker Title | The Millie Porter House |
Index Entry | Porter, Millie, House |
Address | 901 S. Main St. |
City | Wheeler |
County | Wheeler |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 384442 |
UTM Northing | 3922554 |
Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; women, women's history topics; writers and poets |
Marker Year | 1968 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | SE corner E 9th St. and S. Main St. (FM 2473). Marker faces E. 9th St. |
Private Property | |
Marker Condition | |
Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
Marker Text | Built 1914 by Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Porter, pioneer settlers; Porter, an ex-cowboy, ranched near here after marrying Millie, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Jones, 1886 settlers in Mobeetie area. Millie (1877-1957) as a child helped herd sheep; she attended Fort Worth University as a girl, University of Oklahoma at 70. She wrote valuable histories: "Put Up or Shut Up" and "Memory Cups of Panhandle Pioneers". Mr. & Mrs. Porter had six children. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968 |