Garden City, Texas, Glasscock County seat. (original) (raw)

Both sides of downtown Garden City c.1910
Photo courtesy Doyle Phillips / FotoGrafica

History in a Pecan Shell

Glasscock County has had 13 Sheriffs from 1894 to the present and three of them were in the Teele family. Mrs. Amy M. Teelebecame the third woman sheriff in Texas when she served her husband Walter's term during his service in WWII. (From Sammy Tise's "County Sheriffs of Texas")

George Glasscock was also the namesake of Georgetown, Texas. He was a former flatboat partner of Abraham Lincoln. He came to Texas, lived briefly in Bastrop (Mina) and Austin. He served in the Texas Revolution during the first battle of the Alamo and donated the land that Georgetown was built on. The County was named 22 years after his death.

Garden City, Texas

Attractions/Landmarks

Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail historical marker on the courthouse ground.
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2009

Garden City Church of Christ
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2009

Garden City Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2009

Garden City, Texas Forum

• Subject: The Cross on the hill
  Ever since I was a little kid [over 50 years ago] I remember seeing a large cross on a hill just outside of Garden City. It is on the north side of 158 just about a mile outside of town and can be seen from the highway. Recently, I was through there and of course the first thing I did was see if the old cross was still there; it is still there. I have always been curious about the origin of it or the story behind it. Can you shed any light on this. - Sincerely, Tom Millhollon, June 28, 2005

Only three towns are shown in the 1940s Glasscock County map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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