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English Nobility in Collingsworth Panhandle Saga
The article recalls English founders of Collingsworth and nearby counties, tracing The Rocking Chaire Ranche later Mill Iron Ranch. It details land purchases, cattle losses, and management under Majorbanks Gordon and Col. Hughes, with towns like Wellington Clarendon Shamrock Salisbury Aberdeen enduring as reminders of English heritage in the Panhandle. The piece closes with reflections on nobility, memory, and preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth
Wellington Leader
H. Deskins Wells
Wellington
Amarilla
Plainview
Quanah
Panhandle
Clarendon
Shamrock
Salisbury
Aberdeen
Amarillo
Quanah Parker
Collingsworth County
England
Edward Majorbanks
Tweedmouth
John Cambell Hamilton Gordon
Earl of Aberdeen
Earl Spencer
John Drew
Collingsworth County Court House
Drew
Little Dominion
Australia
Rocking Chaire
Cecil Archie Majorbanks
London
Cecil
Archie
Tion
Majorbanks
Gordon
Texas
Lord Majorbanks
Canada
Continental Land and Cattle Company
Col. Hughes
Mill Iron
Dodsonville
Joe Birchfield
Hay Camp
Rocking Chaire Rancho
Kanepayton
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