Briscoe County
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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 take 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. The Caprock Canyons State Park photo was submitted by Phil Barefield.
Source: The Handbook of Texas Online, 2004 Feb 13.
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| Antelope Flats | Gasoline | Kinder | Quitaque | Rock Creek | Silverton | Whiteley | Whitney |
| Randall
County | Armstrong
County | Donley County
|
| Swisher County |
Briscoe County | Hall County
|
| Hale
County | Floyd County
| Motley
County |
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