Founded in 1923, Morton's post office was established in 1924. amd ot became the seat of Cochran County when the county was organized in 1924. Today, Morton is the banking, market and shipping center for the county. Products include petroleum, cotton, cattle and feed.
Adobe buildings placed to form a quadrangle, part of once extensive headquarters complex of cattle baron who established ranching empire. Still ranch headquarters; visitors welcome. Two miles south on Texas 214; one mile west on F.M. 1169 (not shown on most maps)
Morton, TX RanchesNorth 13 mi. on Texas 214. Founded 1935
Morton, TX Wildlife Refuges Course Access: Semi-Private
Holes: 9
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Bought by Conrad Hilton in 1919 when that was the only way he could get a place to sleep, hotel became first in Hilton chain....
Course Access: Semi-PrivateHoles: 9Reserve Advance Tee Times: Yes...
Home of spring that gave Big Spring its name; features 6,500-seat Comanche Trail Amphitheater. The 400-acre park offers swimm...
One of the best preserved frontier military posts west of the Mississippi, this National Historic Landmark consists o...
Home to the Seymoria bayloreneis dino saur discovered five miles north of town by the Smithsonian Institution. Lo cated withi...