| History in
a Pecan Shell
The town was given a name with the arrival of the Pecos
Valley and Northern Texas Railroad in 1898. Originally known by the railroad’s
designation of Parmer Switch, both town and county were named after Martin
Parmer who was one of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
200
acres of land that had belonged to the XIT
Ranch were surveyed and a one story wood frame courthouse was built at Parmerton
Hill which was equidistant between Bovina and Friona.
A post office opened in September of 1907 but closed eleven months later. Parmerton
became Parmer County seat in May of 1907, but it wasn’t a popular decision. On
December 10, 1907 a second election was held declaring Farwell
the new seat of government. Parmerton didn’t have time to develop a town center,
so there was little to move to Farwell
save the residents.
oday only the historical marker and a railroad switch
mark the town that never got a proper start.
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