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Photographer's
Note:
Hayrick is 7 miles northeast of Robert
Lee. - Barclay
Gibson
History on
a Pinhead
A modest town of
just 25 residents in 1887, Hayrick was named after nearby Hayrick
Mountain. Hayrick is a synonym for haystack, which the mountain is
said to resemble.
Having predated the organization of the county (in 1889) Hayrick became
the county seat. The first two log courthouses fell victim to arsonists
and when an election (1891) was held to decide between Robert
Lee and Hayrick, Hayrick lost.
Residents and merchants moved to Robert
Lee and Hayrick was left with a cemetery.
Hayrick, Texas
Today
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Hayrick Centennial
Marker Text:
HAYRICK
First county seat
of
Coke County, 1889-1890.
Robert Lee
then became the
county seat. |
Hayrick
Cemetery
4 miles E of Robert
Lee on Texas Highway 158
then left on an unnamed county road 4.3 miles.
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, December 2009 |
The grave of
an unknown Mexican lady
Photo courtesy Dustin
Martin, January 2018 |
Nipple Peak (Nipple
Mountain) -
In NE Coke County (at 31°51' N, 100°20' W) just north of Kickapoo
Mountain and 7 miles NW of Bronte.
Photographer's Note: "I happened upon it on the road to the cemetery.
the GPS I was using called the dirt road "Nipple Peak Road."
Photo courtesy Dustin
Martin, January 2018 |
1920s Coke
County Map showing Hayrick
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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