​Town of
​Washburn

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Marker Text: ​Planned by R. E. Montgomery, son-in-law of Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Builder-President Gen. G. M. Dodge. Named for family friend. Promoted 1887, Washburn for a time was F.W. & D.C. Line's terminus. It had first newspaper on Plains-- "Armstrong County Record". Also had general store, lumber yard, 2 hotels, 2 saloons. Became junction point, branch line connecting F.W. & D.C. with Santa Fe Railway at Panhandle.
​     Remaining as town dwindled: Judge Jas. Logue, donor cemetery site and founder Washburn State Bank, 1908; H. E. White, owner of store, lumber yard and elevators. (1970)

Marker No: 5539

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 35.120754, -101.384529

Location: ​Washburn community, US 287, north side of the road opposite FM 2250 (Holhouser Street)