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  Commercial Hotel - Floydada, Floyd County, Texas
Address: 102 S. 5th
Directions: 102 South Fifth Street, Floydada, Texas
Marker #: 5153001003
Year Dedicated: 1986
Size, type: 18" x 28" Subject
Last reported condition: Good
Commercial Hotel - Alabama native William P. Daily (1865-1941) and his family arrived in Floyd County in 1911, settling briefly in the Muncy community (5 mi. N). After moving to Floydada to open a feed, coal, and wagon yard, Daily recognized the need for a hotel here. Construction began in 1912, and the hotel opened in January 1913, with 21 guest rooms. Catering mostly to traveling salesmen, Daily transported them from the railroad station in a horse-drawn buggy, and allowed them to display their wares in the hotel lobby. The hotel was renamed The Lamplighter Inn in 1964. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
Decimal degrees:  N 33.984727  W -101.336100
Degrees, minutes:  N 33 59.084  W 0101 20.166
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