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Brief History of Briscoe County
Briscoe
County was originally
part of the Bexar District in 1876 (Bexar was part of the Old Mexican
Municipality until 1836) and Briscoe County was organized in 1892.
The county is named after a Texas Revolutionary soldier,
Andrew
Briscoe. Briscoe is bordered on the west by Swisher County,
north
by Armstrong County, east by Hall County and south by Floyd and Motley
counties. The county seat is Silverton.
Briscoe
County was a thriving
county with merchants and businessman flooding into the county, as well
as, agriculture being a prime trade. The biggest cash crop
in
1930 was cotton, which started out as being an experimental crop in the
area. Before the first World War, cotton, sorghum and wheat
were
planted in the county and the first gin was built in 1912. To
read more about the history of Briscoe County, please checkout Briscoe
County History.
In
Briscoe County, make sure you visit the Caprock
Canyons State Park
in Quitaque with over 15,000 acres to explore. There is a
trailway for nature hikes, as well as, a Rail-to-Trail conversion.
On the trail you can hike, bike and ride horses and taking in
the
beautiful scenic areas that you can't see in the city. Along
the
trailway, families can camp, fish, swim, boat (no-wake lake), drive
through the countryside, and go on guided tours. To venture
on
horseback you have two options: guided tour or unguided tour
with
rental of horses - make sure you make reservations at least one day in
advance to sign up for rentals.
For a list of events in Caprock Canyons State Park, please visit their website or check out the Calendar of Events. The Caprock Canyons State Park photo was submitted by Phil Barefield.
Source: The Handbook of Texas Online, 2004 Feb 13.
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Towns in Briscoe County
| Antelope Flats | Gasoline | Kinder | Quitaque | Rock Creek | Silverton | Whiteley | Whitney |
Our Neighbors
| Randall
County | Armstrong
County | Donley
County |
| Swisher
County | Briscoe County
| Hall County
|
| Hale
County | Floyd County
| Motley
County |